You can't fight tanks with bayonets : psychological warfare against the Japanese Army in the Southwest Pacific /

A startling omission from the extensive literature on the Pacific events of World War II is an analysis of Allied psychological operations. In this work Allison B. Gilmore makes a strong case for the importance of psychological warfare (psywar) in this theater, countering the usual view of fanatical...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilmore, Allison B., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1998.
Series:Studies in war, society, and the military.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Propaganda.
World War, 1939-1945 > Psychological aspects.
Propaganda, American > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Oceania.
National characteristics, Japanese.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Propagande.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect psychologique.
Propagande américaine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Océanie.
Japonais.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Propaganda.
Propaganda, American.
Psychological aspects.
Psychologische Kriegführung
Pazifikkrieg > 1941-1945
Oceania.
Pazifischer Raum > Südwest
USA.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Tracing the Historical Roots of Propaganda in Wartime
  • 2. Building a Psychological Warfare Capability on Australian Foundations
  • 3. Getting to Know the Enemy
  • 4. Searching for the Enemy's Weaknesses
  • 5. Exploiting the Enemy's Weaknesses
  • 6. Fine-tuning the Mechanism and the Message
  • 7. Assessing the Results.

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