Deception in war : the art of the bluff, the value of deceit, and the most thrilling episodes of cunning in military history, from the Trojan horse to the Gulf War

Introduction; 1. History of Bluff in Warfare; 2. The Information Battle; 3. Principles of Deception; 4. Methods of Deception; 5. Tactical Deception; 6. Strategic Deception; 7. Naval Deception; 8. Deception in Air Operations; 9. Operation Bodyguard; 10. Maskirovka; 11. Deception in Counter-Revolutionary and Irregular Warfare; 12. The Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index