Military Deception Reconsidered

Abstract

This thesis explores the elements of military deception and defines the overarching principles that make for successful military deception. A good reference point is the six principles of military deception as defined by Joint Publication (JP) 3-58: focus, integration, timeliness, security, objective, and centralized control. However, I propose that operational advantage, consisting of surprise, information advantage and security, are essential elements of a successful military deception. To refine the scope of the research, this analysis of deception is focused on the tactical and operational levels of war. This thesis begins with a cross analysis of the principles of deception as defined by the U.S. military and academics, followed by historical case studies, then an application and validity test of my proposed key elements of deception against the case studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483473

Entities

People

  • Charmaine L. Martin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deception
  • Disinformation Operations
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Operations
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Security
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design