War and media operations : the US military and the press from Vietnam to Iraq

Publication Data

• Title War and media operations : the US military and the press from Vietnam to Iraq
• Author Thomas Rid
• Publisher Routledge
• Publication date 2007
• Publication location London
• Language English

Contents

Introduction
The military as a learning organization
Perspectives on military learning
A model of strategic innovation
The history of media operations
Disastrous public affairs: Vietnam
Restrictive public affairs: Grenada, Panama, and the Persian Gulf
Experimental public affairs: Somalia, the Balkans, and Afghanistan
A case study of strategic innovation
Retrieving past experiences?
Strategic public affairs: Iraq
Discussion and outlook
The friendly learning loop
The adversarial learning loop.

Topics

• Armed Forces and mass media :: United States :: History :: 20th century
• Armed Forces and mass media :: United States :: History :: 21st century
• United States :: Armed Forces :: Public relations :: History :: 20th century
• United States :: Armed Forces :: Public relations :: History :: 21st century
• United States

War and media operations : the US military and the press from Vietnam to Iraq by Thomas Rid. ISBN 9780203964521. Published by Routledge in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.