Project Gutenberg 2015-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 1115 Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony 1913 1966 Smith, Cordwainer Linebarger, Paul M. A. Psychological Warfare Produced by Adam Buchbinder, Heike Leichsenring and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Psychological Warfare" by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger is a scholarly work written in the mid-20th century. The book examines the intricate dynamics of psychological warfare and propaganda, elucidating their roles in military strategy and operations throughout history, particularly during the World Wars. It explores how psychological tactics can be employed to undermine enemy morale, influence civilian populations, and achieve military objectives without direct military engagement. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of psychological warfare, highlighting its ongoing presence before, during, and after conventional conflict. Linebarger introduces key concepts, stating that psychological warfare transcends traditional military categorizations and is often defied by a lack of clear boundaries. He provides historical examples, enumerating notable instances—such as Gideon's clever tactics against the Midianites—to illustrate psychological manipulation in warfare. The author emphasizes the need for strategic understanding and tactical execution in psychological operations while asserting its significant impact on the outcomes of conflicts, urging readers to appreciate its complexity and relevance in modern military doctrine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Psychological warfare UB Text Browsing: Politics 894188 894445 2024-09-20T09:47:27.795840 2023-09-21T06:30:38.726659 text/html text/html 871947 2015-03-30T14:12:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27883686 2015-03-30T14:14:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 26506715 2024-09-20T09:47:51.560700 application/epub+zip 26475194 2024-09-20T09:47:31.922813 application/epub+zip 400210 2024-09-20T09:47:29.455828 application/epub+zip 26685761 2024-09-20T09:48:05.352661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26576415 2024-09-20T09:47:45.959839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591850 2022-09-22T05:35:41.260726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771290 771183 2024-09-20T09:47:24.529901 2023-09-21T06:30:34.265610 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 771401 2015-03-30T14:12:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 284468 2015-03-30T14:14:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17854 2024-09-20T09:48:05.622633 application/rdf+xml 21036 2024-09-20T09:47:29.647836 image/jpeg 3650 2024-09-20T09:47:29.553826 image/jpeg 30663622 2024-09-20T09:47:28.493863 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia