Artists of War: A History of United States Propaganda, Psychological Warfare, Psychological Operations and a Proposal for Its Ever-Changing Future

Abstract

This qualitative study addresses the current state of transition for United States power projection. It cites the National Defense Strategy and the adversaries that conduct Information Warfare against the United States and its allies. This study provides a historical journey of United States Psychological Operations and develops recommendations for how to structure the Psychological Operations force in the future. Psychological Operations can and will be critical to any potential success as the Army addresses the adversaries of the United States. The Psychological Operations Regiment has an opportunity to address the requirements that the United States' military needs in order to address the current threats and win on future battlefields. This study discovered that, at times, Psychological Operations has been empowered to do so in the past.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2020
Accession Number
AD1158526

Entities

People

  • Ashley F. Holzmann

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.