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DECEPTION IN WARFARE

January 1996


[Table of Contents | General Information | Operational Deception -- Tactical Deception (General) | Camouflage | Decoys | Electronic Deception -- Stealth Concept | World War I -- World War II | Ultra/Enigma, Magic/Purple | Vietnamese Conflict | Persian Gulf War (Desert Storm) -- Other Conflicts | Soviet/Russian Deception]


PERSIAN GULF WAR DECEPTION AND MISCELLANEOUS CONFLICTS

CONTENTS


PERSIAN GULF WAR (DESERT STORM)


BOOKS

Friedman, Norman. Desert Victory: The War for Kuwait. Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1991. 435 p.
The use by Iraq and the coalition forces of camouflage, decoys, and deception in general is found throughout the text.
Book call no.: 956.7043 F911d

Halberstadt, Hans. Desert Storm Ground War. Osceola, WI, 1991. 127 p.
Deception Strategy, p 26.
Deception Plan, p 33.
Deception Campaign, pp 45-48.
Book call no.: 956.7043 H157d

International Institute for Strategic Studies. Strategic Survey, 1990-1991. London, Brassey's, 1991. 276 p.
Ground Operations and Operation Desert Sabre: The Deception Plan, pp 74-75.
Book call no.: R 327 L847ls 1990/91

Meisner, Arnold. Desert Storm Sea War. Osceola, WI, Motorbooks International, 1991. 128 p.
Book call no.: 956.7043 M515d

Military Lessons of the Gulf War, by Bruce W. Watson and others. Novato, CA, Presidio Press, 1991. 272 p.
Deception Flights of the E-3A AWACS Near the Border, p 64.
Deception and Reality: The Hail Mary Play, pp 92-93.
Lessons Learned (Coalition's use of deception), p 117.
The Amphibious Deception, pp 131-132.
Book call no.: 956.7043 M644

Persian Gulf War: Assessing the Victory. New York, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 1991. 256 p.
Radio Deception Used to Trick Iraqis, p 27.
Book call no.: 956.7043 P4662

Summers, Harry G. On Strategy II: A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War. New York, Dell, 1992. 302 p.
Security, Surprise & Simplicity, pp 215-229.
Book call no.: 956.7043 S9550

The Sunday Times. War in the Gulf--A Pictorial History, by John Witherow and Aidan Sullivan. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1991. 192 p.
Deception Plan, pp 135-137.
Book call no.: 956.7043 W823s

United States. Dept of Defense. Conduct of the Persian Gulf War: Final Report to Congress. Washington, United States Department of Defense, Apr 1992. 3 vols.
Volume 1-Deception Operations, p 344.

Book call no.: 956.70442 C746

United States. Dept of Defense. Conduct of the Persian Gulf Conflict: An Interim Report to Congress. Washington, United States Department of Defense, 1991. 1 vol.
The Use of Deception by Iraqi Forces and Coalition Forces, pp 24-1 to 24-3.
Book call no.: 956.70442 C7461

U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991. Washington, History and Museums Division Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1992. 131 p.
Contains references to deception operations on pages 39, 64-65.
Book call no.: 956.70442 U582 vol.1

U.S. News & World Report. Triumph Without Victory: The Unreported History of the Persian Gulf War. New York, Times Books, 1992. 477 p.
Deception, chapters 17 and 18.
Book call no.: 956.7043 T839

Waller, Douglas C. The Commandos: The Inside Story of America's Secret Soldiers. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1994. 399 p.
Deception at Mina Saud (Desert Storm), pp 324-334.
Book call no.: 356.167 W198c

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DOCUMENTS

Alcala, Robert W. (LCDR, USN). Effective Operational Deception: Learning the Lessons of Midway and Desert Storm. Newport RI, Feb 1995. 1 vol. (Naval War College (U.S.) Student thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 A346e

Breitenbach, Daniel L. (LtCol, USA). Operation Desert Deception: Operational Deception in the Ground Campaign. Newport, RI, Jun 1992. 34 p. (Naval War College (U.S.) Student thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 B835o

Lohide, Kurtis D. (Maj, USAF). How Cognitive Dissonance Led to Strategic Surprise in the Persian Gulf War. Fort Leavenworth, KS, Jun 1993. 116 p. (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022 L833h

Ross, Bruce M. (LCDR, USCG). OPDEC and the Real-Time Media: CNN as a Force Multiplier. Newport, RI, Jun 1992. 26 p. (Naval War College (U.S.) Thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 R8231o

Smith, Douglas V. (CDR, USN). Military Deception and Operational Art. Newport, RI, May 1992. 29 p. (Naval War College (U.S.) Student thesis)
Deception in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, pp 13-19.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 S6451m

Tystad, Douglas L. (LtCol, USA). The Role of the Media in the Operational Deception Plan for Operation Desert Storm. Ft. Leavenworth, KS, Apr 1992. 72 p. (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. School of Advanced Military Studies. Monograph)
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022-2 T994r

United States. Defense Nuclear Agency. Iraq Inspections--Lessons Learned, by David Evans and others. Alexandria, VA, Jan 1993. 159 p. (DNA-TR-92-115)
Doc. call no.: M-U 37762-34 no.92-115


PERIODICALS

Adolph, Robert B., Jr. PSYOP: Gulf War Multiplier. Army 42:16-22 Dec '92.

Bird, Julie. McPeak: 'Brilliant...Air Deception'. Air Force Times 51:8 Mar 25 '91.

Dudney, Robert S. (General Merrill) McPeak on the War. Air Force Magazine 74:21-22+ May '91.
Brilliant Air Deception, p 21.

Elliott, Harvey. Battle Tactics: Iraqi Deception Costly for Allies. London Times, p2, col 3, Feb 7 '91.

Hollis, Patrecia S. 1st Cav in Desert Storm--Deception, Firepower and Movement. Field Artillery pp 31-34 Jun '91.
Interview with Brigadier General Tommy R. Franks.

Kolcum, Edward H. Gulf War Reinforces Value of U.S. Stealth Technologies. Aviation Week & Space Technology 134:40-41 Feb 18 '91.

Melton, Gary P. (Maj). XVIII Airborne Corps Desert Deception. Military Intelligence 17:43-45 Oct-Dec '91.

Schwarzkopf: 'I Got a Lot of Guff' (on his deception plan). Newsweek 117:34 Mar 11 '91.

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OTHER CONFLICTS


BOOKS

Roisman, Joseph. The General Demosthenes and His Use of Military Surprise. Stuttgart, Germany, F. Steiner, 1993. 84 p.
Book call no.: 938.05 R741g

Strike from the Sky: Israeli Airborne Troops, edited by Ashley Brown and others. New York, Villard Books, 1986. 96 p.
Operation Thunderball--The Raid on Entebbe, pp 71-82.
Book call no.: 356.166095694 S917

United States. Dept of State. Lessons of Grenada. Washington, 1985. 23 p. (Dept of State Publication no.9457)
Bishop's Deliberate Deception, pp 4-6.
Book call no.: 972.9845 L641

The World's Elite Forces: The Men, Weapons and Operations in the War Against Terrorism, by Walter N. Lang and others. New York, Military Press, 1987. 224 p.
Elite Operations: Rescue at Entebbe, pp 119-121.
Elite Operations: Wireless Ridge, pp 140-142.
Book call no.: 355.35 W927


DOCUMENTS

Keller, Brian A. (Maj, USA). Avoiding Surprise: The Role of Intelligence Collection and Analysis at the Operational Level of War. Fort Leavenworth, KS, Apr 1992. 55 p. (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Monograph)
Includes sections on the Battle of the Bulge and the Yom Kippur War.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022-2 K291a

Odell, Paul (CAPT, USN). Surprise: The Korean Case Study. Newport, RI, May 1992. 31 p. (Naval War College (U.S.) Student thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 023s

Spencer, Jack H. (Maj, USA). Deception Integration in the U.S. Army. Fort Leavenworth, KS, Jun 1990. 142 p. (U.S.Army Command and General Staff College. Master of Military Art and Science thesis)
Deception in History, pp 67-102 (includes discussion on the Third Battle of Gaza 1917, the Liberation of Kiev 1943, and the Arab-Israeli War 1973).
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022 S745d


PERIODICALS

Bigelow, Michael E. (Capt). Faw Peninsula: A Battle Analysis. Military Intelligence 17:13-18 Apr-Jun '91.

Cockburn, Andrew. Falkland Vets Help Tankers Elude Persian Gulf Missiles. Defense Week 7:6 Oct 27 '86.

Ferris, John. Whitehall's Black Chamber: British Cryptology and the Government Code and Cypher School, 1919-29. Intelligence and National Security 2:54-91 Jan '87.

Frank, Williard C., Jr. Politico-Military Deception at Sea in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39. Intelligence and National Security 5:84-112 Jul '90.

Fulghum, David. EF-111 Crews Practicing the Art of Deception (Operation Just Cause). Air Force Times 50:14-15+ Mar 12 '90.

Polk, Jack. Union's Trojan Horse. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 113:77-78 Jun '87.

Stevens, Peter F. Early Disinformation Campaign: George Washington Was Master of Deception Employed Against the British. Military History. 9:12+ Jun '92.

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[Table of Contents | General Information | Operational Deception -- Tactical Deception (General) | Camouflage | Decoys | Electronic Deception -- Stealth Concept | World War I -- World War II | Ultra/Enigma, Magic/Purple | Vietnamese Conflict | Persian Gulf War (Desert Storm) -- Other Conflicts | Soviet/Russian Deception]


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