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On Shifting Sands: Information Operations and the British Campaign in Iraq (2003-2009): Studies in Contemporary Warfare

Autor Lieutenant Colonel James Chandler
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 apr 2027
Britain's intervention in Iraq continues to divide opinion - an emotive subject within Britain's political and military communities as well as wider society. Despite the controversy and a national desire to 'move on', the campaign in Iraq still harbours important lessons regarding the character of contemporary conflict, including the vital role of information in modern warfare. By focusing on the approach to information operations during Britain's campaign in southern Iraq (2003-2009), James Chandler, a serving Army officer with intimate knowledge of Britain's military hierarchy, analyses British information operations to understand how these activities can be employed as a meaningful component in future military campaigns. Based on interviews with those who held key leadership appointments in Iraq at all levels of the military campaign, as well as evidence collated from over 6000 pages of classified British military documents from the Iraq War that are not currently in the public domain, Chadler demonstrates how information operations could truly assume the privileged position currently ascribed to them in British military doctrine and help deliver success on future operations.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781350464902
ISBN-10: 1350464902
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Studies in Contemporary Warfare

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Information Operations in Conflict
Chapter 3: Britain's Conflict in Iraq
Chapter 4: The 'First Eleven' and Thereafter
Chapter 5: In the Van of the Volkssturm
Chapter 6: Best Effort in Basra?
Chapter 7: Hidden Phoenix
Chapter 8: On Shifting Sands
Appendix 1: Operation Telic - Deployment Details
Bibliography: Primary Sources
Bibliography: Secondary Sources

Recenzii

'On Shifting Sands not only provides an incisive critique of Britain's approach to information operations during its campaign in Southern Iraq, but also stands as a stark warning to policymakers about the consequences of employing the military to pursue objectives that it is neither resourced nor prepared to carry out. This thought provoking and diligent history retains contemporary relevance. A capability like information operations cannot be built overnight, on shifting sands; as Chandler demonstrates, it must be developed in advance from firm foundations.'
'During Britian's bloody struggle to stabilise Basra, there were many opportunities to use information operations to contest the battle of the narrative waged by extremist politicians and bloodthirsty militants. British forces consistently failed to achieve this, owing to British Army institutional complacency, inadequate preparation and prioritisation and London's focus on spinning the conflict to domestic and international audiences, rather than shifting local opinions. Britain's enemies were much more successful at getting their messages across. This clear and candid book, written by an expert practitioner, is an important wake up call to those who study armed conflict and plan modern warfare.'