Reality and Belief in Military Affairs: A First Draft (June 1977).

Abstract

This report consists of 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA066144

Entities

People

  • Herbert Goldhamer

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Conflicts
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies