[PDF] Reality And Belief In Military Affairs eBook

Author : K. K. Singh
Publisher : K.K. Publications
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
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Category : History
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India does not admit easily to broad generalizations. It is an extraordinarily complex and diverse society and Indian elites show little evidence of having thought coherently and systematically about national strategy, although this situation may now be changing. Despite India`s cultural greatness and longevity as a civilization, Indian history is often dimly perceived and poorly recorded; given an oral tradition in imparting past events and the destruction of most records, much of this history is difficult to verify. Until the middle of the eighteenth century, Indians knew little of their national history and seemed uninterested in it. Four principal factors help to explain Indian actions and views about power and security: Indian geography; the discovery of Indian history by Indian elites over the past 150 years; Indian cultural and social structures and belief systems: and the British rule. Geography has imparted a view of the Indian subcontinent as a single strategic entity, with various topographical features contributing to an insular perspective and a tradition of localism and particularism. India`s unique culture reinforced this unity and imparted, first, a tendency toward diversity and accommodation to existing realities and, second, a highly developed capacity to absorb dissimilar concepts and theories. This tolerance was strengthened by the caste system, which also helped maintain an extraordinarily durable system and ethic for social relations.

Author : Herbert Goldhamer
Publisher : RAND Corporation
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 1979
Category : History
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Three unfinished chapters of a book the author was writing at the time of his death in 1977. The discrepancies between reality and belief in military affairs which have had decisive consequences on events throughout man's recorded history--although often observed and commented upon by military analysts and historians--are here for the first time made the focus of inquiry. Drawing on past and present writings of East and West to illustrate his points, the author discusses the factors and circumstances that influence the assessment process, and the role of manipulation and deception in shaping images of the enemy and the self in military affairs. Primary attention is given to the peacetime or pre-war cases that illuminate the relation between military realities and military beliefs.

Author : Krishna Kumar Singh
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Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 2017-04-13
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ISBN : 9781521059906

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The danger faced by humanity from nuclear weapons is our most urgent diplomatic challenge. It calls for as broad an array of responses as possible to enhance the prospects of success. This book provides an alternative to war or containment in dealing with the seemingly intractable problem of nuclear threat. The Islamic Republic of Iran seems determined - despite legal commitments to the contrary - to develop nuclear weapons along with the missiles needed to deliver them. If Iran acquires nuclear weapons it will feel even more confident than it does today to continue its policy of supporting surrogate and terrorist attacks on the US, our allies, and our interests. A nuclear-armed Iran will set off a race for nuclear weapons by Sunni states that regard Shia Iran as a threat even now. And it will fuel the fear Iran's leaders have generated that such weapons would be used to wipe Israel off the map.

Author : Suzanne C. Nielsen
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2009-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0801892872

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politics, and national security policy.--John R. Ballard "On Point"

Author : William M. Hammond
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Armed Forces and mass media
ISBN : 9780160016738

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United States Army in Vietnam. CMH Pub. 91-13. Draws upon previously unavailable Army and Defense Department records to interpret the part the press played during the Vietnam War. Discusses the roles of the following in the creation of information policy: Military Assistance Command's Office of Information in Saigon; White House; State Department; Defense Department; and the United States Embassy in Saigon.

Author : Mark D Vertuli Editor
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2018-10-12
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ISBN : 9781727846928

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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.