Deception: Past Experiences - Future Opportunities
Abstract
The importance of deception in warfare has been recognized at least since the fourth century B.C. when Sun Tzu wrote about the merits of deception in warfare and suggested its capabilities as a force multiplier. This paper addresses the successful use of deception in past operations and its relevance for future-operations. It presents an analysis of three successful deception operations--Fortitude, the Yom Kippur War and Desert Storm. The analysis includes a description and comparison of the three cases plus conclusions on why they were successful. Using these conclusions, the paper develops several lessons learned for operational commanders for use in future deception operations. Finally, it examines the relevance of deception in today's world characterized by high technology and contingencies that range across the spectrum of conflict.... Deception, Operational warfare, Operation FORTITUDE, The Yom Kippur War, Desert Storm
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 18, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA266912
Entities
People
- Charlotte L. Rea-dix
Organizations
- Naval War College