Victory through influence : origins of psychological operations in the US Army /

Covering the period from World War I through the Korean War, Victory through Influence: Origins of Psychological Operations in the US Army argues that the development of US Army psychological operations occurred despite widespread institutional opposition. Skeptics noted that the effects of combat p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tracy, Jared M. (Author)
Other Authors:	Sacquety, Troy J. (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022].
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series.
Subjects:	United States. > Army > History. Psychological warfare > United States > History. United States > Military policy.

Table of Contents:

"Curious Work Waging War These Days": The War Department, the AEF, and Wartime Propaganda, 1918
Shells and "Confetti": Psywar in the Mediterranean, 1942-1945
"Consolidating" the Gains: Psywar in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Out of the Ashes: The Death and Resurgence of US Army Psywar, 1946-1953
Eighth US Army, the 1st L&L Company, and Tactical Psywar in Korea, 1950-1954
Far East and UN Commands, the 1st RB&L Group, and Strategic Psywar in Korea, 1950-1954.