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Active measures : the secret history of disinformation and political warfare /

This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rid, Thomas, 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Disinformation > History.
Information warfare > Political aspects.
Deception (Military science) > History.
Leaks (Disclosure of information) > Political aspects.
Intelligence service > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage.
HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Description
Summary:This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:vi, 513 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780374287269
0374287260