From the Trojan Horse to Gulf War subterfuge, this far-reaching military history examines the importance and ingenuity of wartime deception campaigns.
The art of military deception is as old as the art of war. This fascinating account of the practice draws on conflicts from around the world and across millennia. The examples stretch from the very beginnings of recorded military history—Pharaoh Ramses II's campaign against the Hittites in 1294 B.C.—to modern times, when technology has placed a stunning array of devices into the arsenals of military commanders.
Military historians often underestimate the importance of deception in warfare. This book is the first to fully describe its value. Jon Latimer demonstrates how simple tricks have been devastatingly effective. He also explores how technology has increased the range and subtlety of what is possible—including bogus radio traffic, virtual images, even false smells.
Deception in War includes examples from land, sea, and air to show how great commanders have always had, as Winston Churchill put it, that indispensable "element of legerdemain, an original and sinister touch, which leaves the enemy puzzled as well as beaten."
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Deception in War
The Art of the Bluff, the Value of Deceit, and the Most Thrilling Episodes of Cunning in Military History from the Trojan Horse to the Gulf War
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eBook - ePub
Deception in War
The Art of the Bluff, the Value of Deceit, and the Most Thrilling Episodes of Cunning in Military History from the Trojan Horse to the Gulf War
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Maps
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- 1. A History of Bluff in Warfare
- 2. The Information Battle
- 3. The Principles of Deception
- 4. The Methods of Deception
- 5. Tactical and Operational Deception
- 6. Strategic Deception
- 7. Naval Deception
- 8. Deception in Air Operations
- 9. Operation Bodyguard
- 10. Maskirovka
- 11. Deception in Counter-Revolutionary and Irregular Warfare
- 12. The Future of Deception
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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