Psychological Warfare

About this eBook

Author

Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony, 1913-1966

Credits

Produced by Adam Buchbinder, Heike Leichsenring and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

UB: Military science: Military administration

Subject

Psychological warfare

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48612

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48612

Release Date

March 30, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Psychological Warfare
2. 2.Preface to the Second Edition
3. 3.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
4. 4.CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.PART ONE DEFINITION AND HISTORY — CHAPTER 1 Historic Examples of Psychological Warfare — The Understanding Of Psychological Warfare. — The Use Of Panic By Gideon. — Field Propaganda Of The Athenians And The Han. — Emphasis on Ideology. — The Black Propaganda Of Genghis Khan. — The Blindness Of John Milton. — Other Instances From History. — The American Revolution. — Boers And Burmese. — CHAPTER 2 The Function of Psychological Warfare — Psychological Warfare as a Branch of Psychology. — Psychological Warfare as a Part of War. — Ideology. — Education. — Salesmanship. — Psychological Warfare and Public Relations. — Psychological Warfare and Morale Services. — Related Civilian Activities. — CHAPTER 3 Definition of Psychological Warfare — Broad and Narrow Definitions. — Warfare Psychologically Waged. — Propaganda: Definitions. — CHAPTER 4 The Limitations of Psychological Warfare — Political Limitations of Psychological Warfare. — Definition of the Enemy. — Promises. — Security Limitations. — Security Procedures. — Media Limitations. — Maximum Performance of Personnel. — Counterpropaganda. — CHAPTER 5 Psychological Warfare in World War I — The British Effort. — The German Failure In Propaganda. — The Creel Committee. — General Pershing's Headquarters. — The Bolshevik and Chinese Revolutions. — CHAPTER 6 Psychological Warfare in World War II — The Pre-Belligerent Stages. — German Accomplishments. — The British-German Radio War. — Black Propaganda. — American Operations: OWI and OSS. — The Lessons. — Qualifications for Psychological Warfare. — Effects of American Operations. — Soviet Experience. — Japanese Developments. — Chinese Uses.
6. 6.PART TWO ANALYSIS, INTELLIGENCE, AND ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION — CHAPTER 7 Propaganda Analysis — Monitoring. — Printed Materials. — Radio. — Monitoring by a Single Individual. — Identification: Propaganda vs. Truth. — The Stasm Formula. — Complete Breakdown of a Single Propaganda Item. — Identification of Enemy Plans and Situations. — Estimating the Enemy's Propaganda Situation. — Propanal as a Source of Military Intelligence. — CHAPTER 8 Propaganda Intelligence — News as Intelligence. — The Need for Timeliness. — Opinion Analysis. — Profile of Opinion. — Interrogation. — Specificity. — CHAPTER 9 Estimate of the Situation — Definiteness of the Goal. — The Propaganda Man. — The Attribution of Motive. — A Written Estimate of the Situation. — The Question of Choice. — Allied Operations. — Estimate of One's Own Capacity.
7. 7.PART THREE PLANNING AND OPERATIONS — CHAPTER 10 Organization for Psychological Warfare — National Propaganda Organizations. — American Psychological Warfare Agencies. — The Joho Kyoku . — Theater Psychological Warfare. — Field Operations. — CHAPTER 11 Plans and Planning — Needs of the Operator: Materials and Guidance. — Pre-Belligerent Planning. — Psychological Warfare Plans. — Strategic and Consolidation Plans. — Contingency Plans. — CHAPTER 12 Operations for Civilians — Short-wave Radio. — Standard-wave. — Communication Through the Mails. — Leaflets. — Pamphlets. — Subversive Operations. — Motion Pictures. — CHAPTER 13 Operations Against Troops — Morale Operations. — News Leaflets. — Tactical Defensive Psychological Warfare. — Role of Small-Unit Commanders. — Field Liaison. — Mechanics of Liaison. — Radio Support. — Air Support. — Leaflet-Discharging Weapons. — Contingencies of the Future. — Surrender Leaflets. — Other Action Leaflets. — Loudspeaker Units.
8. 8.PART FOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AFTER WORLD WAR II — CHAPTER 14 The "Cold War" and Seven Small Wars — Recognition and Delay. — New Interpretations of Policy and Propaganda. — Communist and Anti-Communist Psychological Events. — The Cold War. — Nature of the Cold War. — Origins of the Cold War. — The Cold War and the Actual Fighting. — The Cold War and the Home Front. — Alternatives to Victory and Defeat. — The End of the Cold War. — The Seven Small Wars. — The Special Case of China. — PsyWar in the Indonesian-Dutch War. — The Philippine War Against the Huks. — Indochina and Political Warfare. — Malaya and the MRLA. — The Right to Join. — Propaganda Techniques in the Seven Wars. — CHAPTER 15 Strategic International Information Operations — Demobilization and Remobilization. — Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. — Other U.S. Facilities. — Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia. — The Psychological Strategy Board. — William Jackson Report. — Operations Coordinating Board. — Limitations of the American Originators. — War and Unanimity. — The Propaganda of Friendship. — CHAPTER 16 Research, Development, and the Future — The Meaning of War. — Research into Tension. — Revolutionary Possibilities in Psychology. — National Research and Development Programs. — Developmental Research in PsyWar. — Operations Research in Korea. — Philosophy and Propaganda Development. — Literary Contributions. — The Social Sciences. — Psychology and Related Sciences. — Projection and Research. — Communist Developments. — Private PsyWar and Covert Techniques. — The Future of Psychological Warfare.
9. 9.APPENDIX Military PsyWar Operations, 1950-53 — Organization of Field Operational Units. — Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Group. — Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company. — Psychological Warfare Center. — Psychological Warfare Staff, FEC. — Psychological Warfare Staff, EUSAK. — Radio Operations. — Leaflet Operations. — Loudspeaker Operations. — Results of Military PsyWar Operations.
10. 10.FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.Index
12. 12.ALSO BY PAUL M. A. LINEBARGER:

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