Artech House Information Warfare Library

Deception and Surprise in Wa

By: Barton Whaley

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Hardcover | 28 February 2007

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Out-of-print and out of the hands of military professionals for years, Artech House answers the demand, making the sought-after, classic work, "Stratagem: Deception and Surprise in War", available once again. This timeless and widely cited volume offers professionals a model and template for studying and analyzing deception operations. Readers get an historical analysis of deception and surprise, over 100 real-world case studies, and a set of methods that underlie and pervade the entire book. This unique resource takes a broad and deep look at surprise operations, presenting intriguing questions and hypotheses about the possible causes of surprise, including deception. Thoroughly referenced and supported with clear data tables, the case studies concentrate on goals, planning, expectations, security, leaks, warnings, intelligence assessments, and final results. The book concludes with analytical lists of battles from 1914 to 1968, systematically laid out in columns for cross-tabulation.

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Introduction to the 2007 Reprint	p. xiii
Preface	p. xxiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Stratagem in Warfare	p. 1
Deception in History	p. 2
The Practitioners	p. 3
The Ruses of War	p. 7
Diversions: Feints and Demonstrations	p. 7
Camouflage	p. 8
Disinformation	p. 8
Deception in National Military Doctrines	p. 13
British	p. 13
German	p. 23
American	p. 27
Russian	p. 32
Italian	p. 39
Japanese	p. 40
French	p. 40
Israeli	p. 41
Chinese	p. 42
The Place of Surprise and Deception in Military Theory	p. 45
The Ethics of Stratagem	p. 52
Guerrilla	p. 54
Simulated Guerrilla Warfare	p. 56
The "Indirect Approach" in Strategy	p. 61
Surprise and "The Principles of War"	p. 64
A Theory of Stratagem	p. 67
Alternative Objectives and Alternative Expectations	p. 67
Stratagem as a Decision-Making Mode	p. 73
Counter-Deception	p. 75
Future Development	p. 78
The Research Study	p. 81
The Case Studies	p. 82
The "Soft Underbelly" Policy	p. 85
The Coincidence of Surprise with Deception	p. 86
The Causes of Surprise	p. 89
Terrain	p. 89
Weather	p. 90
Timing	p. 92
Preconceptions	p. 98
Surprise and Casualties	p. 101
Surprise in Offensive-Defensive Modes	p. 105
Military Environments: Land, Sea, Air, Amphibious	p. 106
Land	p. 109
Sea	p. 109
Air	p. 109
Amphibious Operations	p. 110
The Varieties and Intensities of Suprise and Deception	p. 111
Speculative Conclusions	p. 119
The Security of Options	p. 119
Options and the Security of Reticence	p. 120
Economy of Means of Specific Ruses	p. 121
Economy of Means in Scenario Design	p. 122
The Economics of Stratagem	p. 123
Investment	p. 123
Return on Investment	p. 124
Cover-and-Deception	p. 126
Trade-Offs Between Deception and Counterintelligence	p. 127
Deception Security	p. 129
The Strategic-Tactical Dimension	p. 129
The Permanency of Stratagem	p. 131
Total Stratagem and the Fog of War	p. 135
Summary	p. 138
Cases of Surprise and Deception in General War, 1914-1918	p. 139
Introduction	p. 139
Liege, 4 August 1914	p. 141
The Ostend Demonstration, 27 August 1914	p. 143
Tanga, 2 November 1914	p. 147
The Winter Battle of Masuria, 7 February 1915	p. 151
Neuve-Chapelle, 15 March 1915	p. 153
Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April 1915	p. 155
Gallipoli, 25 April 1915	p. 157
Gorlice, 2 May 1915	p. 163
Suvla Bay, 6 August 1915	p. 165
Serbia, 7 October-31 November 30 1915	p. 170
Evacuation of Suvla Bay and Anzac Beach, 20 December 1915	p. 172
Evacuation of Helles Point, 9 January 1916	p. 176
Verdun, 21 February 1916: Operation "Gericht" 178
Lake Naroch, 18 March 1916	p. 183
Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916	p. 185
Brusilov Offensive, 4 June 1916	p. 187
The Battles of Scarpe and Vimy Ridge, 9-11 April 1917	p. 191
Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917	p. 193
Caporetto, 24 October 1917	p. 194
Third Battle of Gaza, 31 October 1917	p. 196
Cambrai, 20 November 1917	p. 201
St. Quentin, 21 March 1918: "Michael"	p. 203
Chemin-des-Dames, 27 May-6 June 1918: Goerz	p. 207
Hamel, 4 July 1918	p. 209
Second Battle of the Marne, 18 July-7 August 1918	p. 210
Amiens, 8 August 1918	p. 211
St. Mihiel, 12 September 1918	p. 213
Megiddo, 19 September 1918	p. 220
Meuse-Argonne, 26 September 1918	p. 224
Warsaw, 16 August 1920	p. 226
Battle of Eskishehir, 9-20 July 1921	p. 228
Dumlupinar, 26 August 1922	p. 229
Battle of the Jarama River, 6 February 1937	p. 232
Guadalajara, 12 March 1937	p. 233
Brunete, 6 July 1937	p. 236
Teruel, 15 December 1937	p. 238
Ebro, 25 July 1938	p. 240
Battle of Khalkhin-Gol(Nomonkhan), 20 August 1939	p. 242
Poland, 1 September 1939: Operation White	p. 244
Denmark, 9 April 1940: Exercise Weser South	p. 246
Norway, 9 April 1940: Exercise Weser North	p. 248
Netherlands, 10 May 1940: Case Yellow	p. 252
Belgium, 10 May 1940: Case Yellow	p. 254
France, 10 May 1940: Case Yellow	p. 257
Invasion of Britain: Planning Phase, June-September 1940: Unternehmen Seelowe	p. 260
Invasion of Britain: Hoax Phase, September 1940-1942: Unternehmen Seelowe	p. 265
Dakar, 23 September 1940: Operation Menace	p. 270
Sidi Barrani, 9 December 1940: Operation Compass	p. 271
Italian East Africa, February-May 1941	p. 275
Mersa el Brega, 31 March 1941	p. 276
Yugoslavia, 6 Apr 1941: Undertaking 25	p. 280
Crete, 20-31 May 1941: Merkur	p. 282
Russia, 22 June 1941: Barbarossa	p. 283
Kiev, 25 August 1941: Fuhrer Directive No. 34-Supplement	p. 284
Sidi Rezegh, 18 November 1941: Operation Crusader	p. 286
Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941: Operation Z	p. 289
A Wry Footnote on Warnings	p. 300
Malaya, 7-8 December 1941: Operation No. 1	p. 306
Mersa el Brega, 21 January 1942	p. 312
Kerch, 8 May 1942: Operation Bustard	p. 315
Gazala (Western Desert), 26 May 1942: Fall Venezia	p. 316
Midway, 3 June 1942: Operation MI	p. 318
Tobruk, 20-21 June 1942: Operation Double Bed	p. 319
Summer Offensive in Russia, 28 June 1942: Case Blue	p. 321
Makin Atoll, 17-18 August 1942	p. 326
Dieppe, 19 August 1942: Operation Jubilee	p. 328
Alam Halfa, 31 August 1942	p. 330
Alamein, 23 October 1942: Operation Lightfoot	p. 332
North Africa, 8 November 1942: Operation Torch	p. 336
Kasserine, 14 February 1943: Operation Spring Wind	p. 340
Medenine, 6 March 1943	p. 343
Massicault, 6 May 1943: Operation Strike	p. 344
Huon Peninsula, June-September 1943: Operation elkton III	p. 347
Sicily, 10 July 1943: Operation Husky	p. 348
Bougainville, 1 November 1943: Operation Cherryblossom	p. 353
Tarawa, 20 November 1943: Operation Galvanic	p. 354
Battle of the Sangro, 28 November-2 December 1943 355
Monte Camino, 2-10 December 1943: Operation Rain Coat	p. 358
Anzio, 22 January 1944: Operation Shingle	p. 360
Kwajalein Atoll, 1 February 1944: Operation Flintlock	p. 363
Second Counteroffensive at Anzio 29 February-1 March 1944	p. 365
Crimea, 8 April-12 May 1944	p. 367
Hollandia, 22 April 1944: Operation Reckless	p. 368
Fourth Battle of Cassino, 11 May 1944: Operation Diadem	p. 370
Normandy, 6 June 1944: Operation Overlord	p. 375
Karelia, 10 June 1944	p. 384
Saipan, 15 June 1944: Operation Forager	p. 386
Belorussia, 22 June 1944	p. 387
Tinian, 24 July 1944: Part of Operation Forager	p. 394
Normandy Breakthrough, 25 July 1944: Operation Cobra	p. 397
Southern France, 15 August 1944: Operation Dragoon	p. 404
Battle of the Gothic Line, 25 August 1944: Operation Olive	p. 406
Leyte Island, 20 October 1944: Operation Musketeer II	p. 409
Leyte Gulf, 24 October 1944: Sho I	p. 412
Ardennes, 16 December 1944: Operation Watch-On-Rhine	p. 413
Luzon, 9 January 1945: Operation Musketeer III	p. 416
The Bavarian Redoubt: January-May 1945	p. 419
The Battle of the Reichswald, 8 February 1945: Operation Veritable	p. 424
Irrawaddy, 13 February 1945: Operation Extended Capital	p. 426
Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945: Operation Detachment	p. 428
Po Valley, 9 April-2 May 1945	p. 431
Hiroshima, 6 August 1945: The S-1 Program	p. 433
Palestine, 15-22 October 1948: Operation Yoav	p. 434
Galilee, 28-30 October 1948: Operation Hiram	p. 436
Israel, 22 December 1948: Operation Ayin	p. 437
Korean War: North Korean Invasion, 25 June 1950	p. 439
Korean War: Russian Intervention, 1950-1953	p. 444
Inch'on Landing, 15 September 1950: Operation Chromite	p. 446
Yalu River, 25 October 1950	p. 457
The Kojo Feint, 15 October 1952: Operation Decoy	p. 465
Dienbienphu, 20 November 1953-7 May 1954: Operation Castor	p. 471
Sinai Campaign, 29 October 1956: Operation Kadeshi	p. 473
Suez Canal, 31 October 1956: Operation Musketeer	p. 483
Bay of Pigs (Cuba), 17 April 1961: Operation Pluto	p. 486
Introductory Note	p. 486
The Operation	p. 486
Epilogue: "Plan Pluto"	p. 496
The Six-Day War, 5 June 1967	p. 503
Czechoslovakia, 20 August 1968	p. 521
The Soviet Build-up and Invasion	p. 521
Russian Motives and Decisions	p. 526
NATO Warnings and Surprise	p. 529
Czech Warnings and Perceptions	p. 531
Conclusion	p. 531
Analytical Lists of Battles, 1914-1968	p. 533
Bibliography	p. 535
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