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Rather, it is intended as a primer and a thought piece for how strategists, operational planners, staff officers and, ultimately, commanders have historically integrated military deception into...
- Bringing Order to Chaos Combined Arms Maneuver in Large-Scale Combat Operations
This book takes a different view of the Kasserine battles....
- Accelerating Multi-Domain Operations Evolution of an Idea
This article was originally published by the Modern War...
- Bringing Order to Chaos Combined Arms Maneuver in Large-Scale Combat Operations
Mar 24, 2017 · As the subtitle suggests, the book concentrates on how fast and well military deception planners learn their art, particularly when they get so few opportunities to practice it against an...
Description: Book reviews provide concise analyses of new books from the Military Review library. These are not simply book summaries; reviewers provide their educated opinions on authors’...
Apr 11, 2024 · The deceiving force gains advantage by both confusing the adversary and preserving its combat power. Ultimately, deception is a critical combat enabler that requires deliberate planning, creative practitioners, and limited resources.
- Deception in Military History
- Theorizing on Military Deception
- Deception in United States Army Doctrine and Practice
There is an inarguably long and rich history of deception in warfare. From the early records of military history, deception played an integral part in multiple successful operations, some of which it played a decisive part, in others a key supporting effort leading to victory. Early history records several examples, like the infamous, legendary Tro...
Deception has played a large, timeless role in military theory as well. As far back as the classical Chinese military philosopher Sun-Tzu who mentions deception’s importance, “Warfare is the Way of deception. Thus although capable, display incapability to them. When committed to employing your forces, feign inactivity. When [your objective] is near...
Although deception has a deep record in military history and theory, as enumerated above, it is lacking in foundational US military doctrine. In current US Army doctrine, deception is rarely seen in emphasis outside the information operations doctrine. Deception is absent in the principles of joint operations, principles of unified land operations,...
Each MLR should submit urgent universal needs statements (UNSs) for physical and EMS decoys. A UNS is the shortest path to get decoys into the hands of line and training units while the operational requirements are refined and formal acquisition programs initiated.
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This monograph provides historical case studies and a doctrinal review of operational deception that provides a basis from which to evaluate theories of complexity and organizational design to provide recommendations for the organization of a special staff section to conduct MILDEC.
