Deception in War Art Bluff Value Deceit Most Thrilling Episodes Cunning Mil Hist from the Trojan

Name: Deception in War Art Bluff Value Deceit Most Thrilling Episodes Cunning Mil Hist from the Trojan
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ISBN: 9781585673810

ISBN-10: 1585673811

ISBN-13: 9781585673810

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Authors: Jon Latimer

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Deception on the battlefield is surely as old as warfare itself. The examples stretch from the very beginnings of recorded military history-to modern times, when technology has placed a stunning array of devices into the arsenals of military commanders. Military historians often underestimate the importance of deception in warfare. This book is the first to fully describe its value. Jon Latimer shows how simple some tricks have been, but also how technology has increased the range and subtlety of what is possible. He draws examples from land, sea, and air to show how great commanders have always had, as Winston Churchill put it, that indispensable "element of legerdemain, an original and…

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List price: $20.00
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 4/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Roger G. Newton is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at Indiana University.Jon Latimer served for sixteen years as an officer in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, as Platoon Commander, Assault Troop Leader and Battalion Intelligence Officer. He has published widely in military journals.