Scot Macdonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 6567240 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scot Macdonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scot |
| FAMILY NAME | Macdonald |
| SIGNATURE | MACDONALD S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Propaganda and Information Warfare in the Twenty-First Century
This is the first book to analyze how the technology to alter images and rapidly distribute them can be used for propaganda and to support deception operations. In the past, propagandists and those seeking to conduct deception operations used crude methods to alter images of real people, events and objects, which could usually be detected relatively easily. Today, however, computers allow propagandists to create any imaginable image, still or mov…
Hitler's Shadow
Leaders often turn to history for guidance. Margaret Thatcher and George Bush were no exception when they responded to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Bush and Thatcher used analogies to the 1930s, the Vietnam War and the Falklands War to frame the crisis, which significantly influenced their policies. They argued that Saddam Hussein was another Adolf Hitler and were determined not to repeat the mistakes of the Western response to the Axis in the…
Rolling the Iron Dice
Preface Introduction Individual Variables and the Use of Historical Information The Leaders Situational Variables and the Use of Historical Information The Toughest Decision: Korea A Twisted Tail: The Iranian Oil Nationalization Crisis A Madman Brandishing an Axe: Suez Indirect Aggression: Lebanon and Jordan Conclusion Bibliography Index
Hitler's Shadow
Leaders often turn to history for guidance. Margaret Thatcher and George Bush were no exception when they responded to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Bush and Thatcher used analogies to the 1930s, the Vietnam War and the Falklands War to frame the crisis, which significantly influenced their policies. They argued that Saddam Hussein was another Adolf Hitler and were determined not to repeat the mistakes of the Western response to the Axis in the…
Rolling the Iron Dice
Preface Introduction Individual Variables and the Use of Historical Information The Leaders Situational Variables and the Use of Historical Information The Toughest Decision: Korea A Twisted Tail: The Iranian Oil Nationalization Crisis A Madman Brandishing an Axe: Suez Indirect Aggression: Lebanon and Jordan Conclusion Bibliography Index
Hitler's Shadow
Leaders often turn to history for guidance. Margaret Thatcher and George Bush were no exception when they responded to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Bush and Thatcher used analogies to the 1930s, the Vietnam War and the Falklands War to frame the crisis, which significantly influenced their policies. They argued that Saddam Hussein was another Adolf Hitler and were determined not to repeat the mistakes of the Western response to the Axis in the…
Propaganda and Information Warfare in the Twenty-First Century
This is the first book to analyze how the technology to alter images and rapidly distribute them can be used for propaganda and to support deception operations. In the past, propagandists and those seeking to conduct deception operations used crude methods to alter images of real people, events and objects, which could usually be detected relatively easily. Today, however, computers allow propagandists to create any imaginable image, still or mov…
History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Computer security (1 work) · Deception (military science) (1 work) · Dice (1 work) · History (1 work) · Information Warfare (1 work) · Information warfare (1 work)