Perceptions Are Reality: Historical Case Studies of Information Operations in Large-Scale Combat Operations

by Mark D. Vertuli, Bradley Loudon, Army University Press

Volume 7, Perceptions Are Reality: Historical Case Studies of Information Operations in Large-Scale Combat Operations, is a collection of ten historical case studies from World War II through the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Ukraine. The eleventh and final chapter looks forward and explores the implications of the future information environment across the range of military operations during both competition and conflict. The case studies illustrate how militaries and subnational elements use information to gain a position of relative advantage during large-scale combat. The intent of this volume is to employ history to stimulate discussion and analysis of the implications of information operations in future LSCO by exploring past actions, recognizing and understanding successes and failures, and offering some lessons learned from each author’s perspective.

Genres: Military Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2019

Reviews

[Dale · Rating 4 out of 5]

The nature of war has not changed, but the character of war has inched further into the cognitive domain. This book does a great job capturing the concepts of information operations in large scale combat operations.