Military experts Dunnigan and Nofi explain the art of deception, its frighteing nature, its importance, and its uncomfortable ramifications. From George Washington in the Revolutionary War to Vo Nguyen Giap in Vietnam, deception continues to be recycled and updated.
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By the authors of Dirty Little Secrets, this useful compendium argues that deception is the soldier's most potent weapon. The book's short entries reveal how military leaders from Ramses II to Saddam Hussein have made use of concealment, camouflage, ruses, feints and misinformation. Probably the most common use of deception in warfare is the ambush; Dunnigan and Nofi offer several interesting examples, including Crazy Horse's 1866 massacre of the Fetterman cavalry column. WWII saw more deceptions than any other conflict in history: the authors describe how the war's greatest tank battle, Kursk, was won through deception and how the creation of a phantom army (Patton's "First U.S. Army Group") kept the German 15th Army pinned in position away from the Normandy invasion beaches. The major deception of the Cold War, according to the authors, was the Soviet Union's ability to look more formidable than it actually was. Finally, Dunnigan and Nofi explain how electronics and the growing influence of the mass media have combined to change the practice of military deception in the 20th century. "Deception," they conclude, "looks to be a growth industry."
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Deception in its many forms has been a part of the history of warfare since the first recorded battle in 1288 B.C. This volume describes the various subtleties involved in deceit: surprise, camouflage, stealth, ambush, misinformation, disinformation, etc., and their use throughout history. Written in the vernacular and arranged chronologically, the book is designed to be read in any order the reader chooses, as each chapter stands on its own. The reuse of time-tested "dirty tricks" throughout military history lends the book continuity. The longest section is devoted to World War II, and the account is carried through to the recent Gulf War and the future uses of deceit. A welcome addition to the authors' Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed To Know (Morrow, 1992) and Dirty Little Secrets of World War II (LJ 9/15/94); recommended for public and academic libraries.?David Lee Poremba, Detroit P.L.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Victory and Deceit: Dirty Tricks at War (Hardcover)
Victory and Deceit is one of the best and most captivating books that i'vve ever read. The book takes the reader on a tour of famous and not so famous battles putting emphasis on the deception and trickery used in the battles. One of the very nice characteristics about the book is that it is written in a format that whether the reader is a life's occupation historian or the casual reader the reader can move about the book reading what interests the reader without taking the risk of not understanding the main idea.
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