TY - BOOK AU - Larson,Eric V. ED - ebrary, Inc. ED - Arroyo Center. TI - Understanding commanders' information needs for influence operations T2 - Rand Corporation monograph series SN - 9780833046918 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - UB413 .U434 2009eb U1 - 355.4/1 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - RAND KW - Generals KW - United States KW - Information services KW - Command of troops KW - Influence (Psychology) KW - Information warfare KW - Combined operations (Military science) KW - Armed Forces KW - Planning KW - Officers KW - Military policy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - "RAND Arroyo Center."; "Prepared for the United States Army."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133); Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - Documents a study whose goals were to develop an understanding of commanders' information requirements for cultural and other "soft" factors in order to improve the effectiveness of combined arms operations, and to develop practical ways for commanders to integrate information and influence operations activities into combined arms planning/assessment in order to increase the usefulness to ground commanders of such operations UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alfaisal/Doc?id=10375777 ER -