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050 0 0 _aU163
_b.G65 1979
100 1 _aGoldhamer, Herbert,
_d1907-1977.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aReality and belief in military affairs :
_ba first draft (June 1977) /
_cHerbert Goldhamer ; edited by Joan Goldhamer
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1979.
300 _ax, 196 pages ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"February 1979."
500 _aThis paper is a first draft of a work that the author's death prevented him from completing. As in a rough sketch for an unpainted portrait, the subject can be discerned but significant line are missing and details are yet to to be filled in. [editor].
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-196).
520 _aThree unfinished chapters of a book the author was writing at the time of his death in 1977. The discrepancies between reality and belief in military affairs which have had decisive consequences on events throughout man's recorded history--although often observed and commented upon by military analysts and historians--are here for the first time made the focus of inquiry. Drawing on past and present writings of East and West to illustrate his points, the author discusses the factors and circumstances that influence the assessment process, and the role of manipulation and deception in shaping images of the enemy and the self in military affairs. Primary attention is given to the peacetime or pre-war cases that illuminate the relation between military realities and military beliefs.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aInternational relations.
650 0 _aPerception.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xMilitary relations.
700 1 _aGoldhamer, Joan.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Defense.
_bDirector of Net Assessment.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/R/R2448/
999 _c599518
_d599518