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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454390103321

Autore

Whaley Barton

Titolo

Stratagem : deception and surprise in war / / Barton Whaley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2007

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2007]

ISBN

1-59693-199-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (589 p.)

Collana

Artech House information warfare library

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

Deception (Military science)

Military art and science

Strategy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-560).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to the 2007 Reprint; Preface; Acknowledgments.

Sommario/riassunto

Out-of-print and out of the hands of military professionals for years, Artech House answers the demand, making the sought-after, classic work, Stratagem: Deception and Surprise in War, available once again. This timeless and widely cited volume offers professionals a model and template for studying and analyzing deception operations. Readers get an historical analysis of deception and surprise, over 100 real-world case studies, and a set of methods that underlie and pervade the entire book.