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U.S. Army Military History Institute Deception/Surprise 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 20 Jul 2012 U.S. Army Military History Institute Deception/Surprise 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 20 Jul 2012 DECEPTION & SURPRISE (TACTICAL/STRATEGIC) A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources CONTENTS General Sources.....p.1 Pre-20th Century -General Sources.....p.3 -American Civil War 1861-65.....p.4 20th Century -General Sources.....p.5 -World War I…..p.5 World War II --General Sources.....p.6 --MTO.....p.8 --ETO -Eastern Front…..p.8 -Northwestern Europe…..p.9 --Pacific…..p.11 Since 1945.....p.11 GENERAL SOURCES Army Times. The Tangled Web: True Stories of Deception in Modern Warfare. Wash, DC: Luce, 1963. 199 p. U166.35.T36. Various military ruses on land and sea since the Civil War. Barnett, Correlli. "The Impact of Surprise and Initiative in War." Journal of the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) (2 Jun 1984): pp. 20-26. Per. Reprinted in Parameters (Winter 1984), pp. 69-77. Beaumont, Roger A. "Certain Uncertainty: Inoculating for Surprise." Air University Review (Jul/Aug 1984): pp. 8-16. Per. Boatner, Mark M., III. "Surprise!" Army (Jan 1970): pp. 33-38. Per. Historical examples. Deception/Surprise p.2 Cable, James. "Surprise and the Single Scenario." Journal of the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) (Mar 1983): pp. 33-38. Per. Croizat, V.J. "Mislead the Enemy." Marine Corps Gazette (Oct 1959): pp. 52-53. Per. Daniel, Donald C., & Herbig, Katherine L. Strategic Military Deception. NY: Pergamon, 1982. 378 p. U163.S76. Views on theoretical perspectives and historical practices. Dewar, Michael. The Art of Deception in Warfare. England: David & Charles, 1989. 224 p. UB252.18.D48. Includes historical examples: ancient to 1914 (Chap 2), WWI (Chap 3) and WWII (Chap 4). Dupuy, Trevor N., editor-in-chief. International Military and Defense Encyclopedia. 6 vols. Wash, DC: Brassey's, 1993. pp. 708-09 & 2331-34. U24.I58. _____. "Predicting the Element of Surprise in War." Army (May 1977): pp. 44-51. Per. Quantified analysis of data. Dwyer, John B. Seaborne Deception: The History of U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers. NY: Praeger, 1992. 151 p. VG85.3.D89. Hadley, Arthur T. "Maneuver Warfare and the Art of Deception." In Maneuver Warfare. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1993. pp. 360-74. U250.M36. Hall, Mary T. "False Colors and Dummy Ships: The Use of Ruse in Naval Warfare." Naval War College Review (Summer 1989): pp. 52-62. Per. Hargreaves, Reginald. "For to Deceive." Marine Corps Gazette (Jan 1950): pp. 36-43. Per. Historical examples. Hartcup, Guy. Camouflage: A History of Concealment and Deception in War. NY: Scribner’s, 1980. 113 p. U166.34.H27. Hathaway, John G. “Deception Operations: Doctrinal Side Show or Operational Imperative?” AWC student paper, 1989. 41 p. Arch. Harris, W. A. "Deception." Lecture, CGSC, 1947. 70 p. U167.5.D37.H37. Uses specific examples. Levite, Ariel. Intelligence and Strategic Surprises. NY: Columbia, 1987. 220 p. UB250.L48. Lorillard, LTC. Ruses de Guerre et Contre-Ruses. Paris: Charles-Lavauzelle, 1935. 224 p. U166.35.L6. Deception/Surprise p.3 Maguire, T. Miller. Surprise in War: From a Military and National Point of View. Dublin, Ireland: Dollard, 1898. 18 p., 14 maps. U166.155.M3. Olsen, Frank H. "Great Hoaxes." Infantry (Nov/Dec 1969): pp. 44-47. Per. Owen, David. Battle of Wits: A History of Psychology & Deception in Modern Warfare. London: Cooper, 1978. 207 p. UB275.O93. Undocumented survey. Savoie, Thomas A. "Deception at the Operational Level of War." Army (Apr 1987): pp. 30-33, 36-38 & 40. Per. Historical examples. Sekulich, Miloje. "Deception in War." Trans & digested in Military Review (Nov 1958): pp. 92-97. Per. Starry, Michael D. "Deception and the Operational Level of War." Ft. Leavenworth, KS: CGSC, 1986. 54 p. UB252.18.S72. Taylor, Theodore C. "Tactical Concentration and Surprise - In Theory." Naval War College Review (Jul/Aug 1985): pp. 41- 51. Per. U.S. CIA. Misperception Literature Survey. Wash, DC: Office R&D, Mar 1979. 106 p. U166.35.U5. Includes info on psychological theories of misperception. _____. Deception Maxims: Fact and Folklore. Wash, DC, Apr 1980. 53 p. U166.35.U5. See also: -Bibliographies on Camouflage; Intelligence; & Psychological Operations. PRE 20TH CENTURY-General Sources Clausewitz, Carl von. On War. [Translated by J.J. Graham] Vol. I. London: Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1911. U102C65. See Chaps IX-X. Lloyd, Mark. The Art of Military Deception. London: Leo Cooper, 1997. 218 p. U167.5.D37.L46. Sheridan, Robert P. "The 'Massacre' at Old Tappan." Army (Feb 1986): pp. 64-67 & 70-71. Per. Deception/Surprise p.4 Stevens, Peter F. "Early Disinformation Campaign." Military History (Jun 1992): pp. 12, 16, 94-96 & 98. Per. As employed by George Washington, 1776-77. Sun Tzu. The Art of War. [Translated by Samuel B. Griffith]. NY: Oxford, 1963. 197 p. U101.S95. See especially pp. 53, 66 & 106. U.S. Dept of Army. Tactical Deception: Field Manual 90-2, dated Aug 1978. MilPub-FM. Includes summary accounts of 10 successful deceptions of 20th century (AppD, 22 p). Warner, Denis & Peggy. "The Doctrine of Surprise." MHQ (Aug 1991): pp. 21-25. Per. A Japanese staple, they note, 1904-1941. PRE 20TH CENTURY-American Civil War, 1861-65 Bonham, Francis G. "Deception in War." Infantry Journal (Jul/Aug 1934): pp. 272-76. Per. Includes Stonewall Jackson's 1862 ploy. D’Aoust, Maurice G. “Hoodwinked: Union Military Deception.” Civil War Times Illustrated (May 2006): pp. 34-39. Per. _____. “Hoodwinked: Confederate Military Deception.” Civil War Times Illustrated (Jun 2006): pp. 42-48. Per. Davis, James A. “Musical Reconnaissance and Deception in the American Civil War.” Journal of Military History (Jan 2010): pp. 79-105. Per. Graham, James J. Military Ends and Moral Means.... London: Smith, Elder, 1864. 475 p. U19.G73. See Chap VII, "Stratagems." Henderson, G.F.R. Stonewall Jackson.... London: Longmans, Green, 1955. p. 298. E467.1.J15.H55. Used Federal POW's. Lee, Baker P. "Magruder's Peninsula Campaign in 1862." Southern Historical Society Papers. Vol. 19. (1891): p. 63. E483.7.S7v19. Deceiving McClellan in Jun 1862. Williams, Kenneth P. Lincoln Finds a General. Vol. I. NY: Macmillan, 1950. Chap V. E470.W765v1. "Quaker" guns at Ball’s Bluff, Sep 1861. Williams, T. Harry. P.G.T. Beauregard. Baton Rouge: LSU, 1954. p. 154. E467.1.B38.W5. Corinth retreat hoax, May 1862. Deception/Surprise p.5 20TH CENTURY-General Sources Rankin, Nicholas. A Genius for Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars. NY: Oxford, 2009. 466 p. U167.5.D37.R36. U.S. Army. CGSC. Techniques for Deception. Reference Book 31-40, Jul 1974. 36 p. UB252.18.T42. Chap 6 contains capsule accounts of various successful deceptive operations, WWI thru Vietnam. U.S. Dept of Army. Tactical Deception: Field Manual 90-2, dated Aug 1978. ca 150 p. MilPub-FM. Includes summary accounts of 10 successful deceptions of 20th cent (App D, 22 p.). Warner, Denis & Peggy. "The Doctrine of Surprises." MHQ, cited above. Per. Japanese experience, 1904-1941. 20TH CENTURY-World War I Bonham, Francis G. "Deception in War." Infantry Journal (Jul/Aug 1934): pp. 272-76. Per. Includes Allenby's 1918 deception in Palestine. Davies, Martin. ‘Conceal, Create, Confuse’: Deception as a British Battlefield Tactic in the First World War. Stroud, England: Spellmount, 2009. 256 p. D546.D38. Dewar, Michael. The Art of Deception in Warfare. NY: Sterling, 1989. 224 p. UB252.18.D48. Includes historical examples: ancient to 1914 (Chap 2), WWI (Chap 3) and WWII (Chap 4). Dyer, J.H. “A Holding Demonstration in September, 1917.” Royal Engineer Journal (Jun 1939): pp. 236-41. Per. Camouflaged cardboard & wood figures in Lys Vallely, Sep 1917. “German Precautions to Disguise Intentions.” Field Artillery Journal (Oct/Dec1918): pp. 553-59. Per. Signal/comms/artillery to secure & deceive. Moore, Earl C. “Wooden Guns in Warfare.” Field Artillery Journal (Jul/Sep 1917): pp. 316-17. Per. Sheffy, Yigal. "Institutionalized Deception and Perception Reinforcement: Allenby's Campaigns in Palestine, 1917-18." Intelligence and Military Operations. [Edited by Michael I. Handel] London: Cass, 1990. pp. 173-236. UB250.I56. Smythe, Donald. "The Ruse at Belfort." Army (Jun 1972): pp. 34-38. Per. Deception/Surprise p.6 WORLD WAR II-General Sources Blumentritt, Guenther. "Deception and Errors during a War." USAREUR Foreign Mil Study, 1946. 4 p. D739.F6713noB-712. Breuer, William B. The Secret War with Germany: Deception, Espionage, and Dirty Tricks 1939-1945. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1988. 318 p. D810.S7.B68. Bryant, Melrose M., compiler. Deception in Warfare. Special Bibliography No. 275, USAF Air U, Jul 185. 98 p. Z6724.D42.B79. Cookson, Robin E. Cover and Deception by the Royal Air Force in World War II. NY: Garland, 1989. 274 p. D810.S7.C66v18. Cruickshank, Charles. Deception in World War II. NY: Oxford, 1979. 248 p. D744.C77. "Deception and Cover Plans." USAREUR Foreign Mil Study, 1946. 119 p. D739.F6713noP-044a,b.c. 3-pt collection by German generals. Dewar, Michael. The Art of Deception in Warfare. Eng: David & Charles, 1989. 224 p. UB252.18.D48. See Chap 4. Halter, Jon C. Top Secret Projects of World War II. NY: Wanderer, 1978. 192 p. D743.7.H34. See esp Chap 5. Handel, Michael I., editor. Strategic and Operational Deception in the Second World War. London: Cass, 1987. 348 p. D743.S72. Holt, Thaddeus. The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. NY: Scribner, 2004. 1148 p. D744.H65. Howard, Michael. Strategic Deception. Vol. 5 of British Intelligence in the Second World War. NY: Cambridge, 1990. 269 p. D810.S7.H49. Jablonsky, David. "The Paradox of Duality: Adolf Hitler and the Concept of Military Surprise." Leaders and Intelligence. Totowa, NJ: Cass, 1989. pp. 55-117.
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