The Media and the Military (Paperback)

The first comprehensive study of the contentious issue of the public's right to know in time of war or limited conflict. The book traces the uneasy relations between the military and a generally unprepared and gullible media, from the Crimea to the present day. It shows how the advent of nuclear warfare has outlawed the nationalistic wars of survival of the past, and freed the citizen from his age-old obligations in time of war, able to make up his or her own mind on the merits of the situation. It is here that the battle lies, in the struggle for public opinion as a necessary precursor to war. This book details how the military discovered the secret of media and public manipulation in the Falklands, tested it in Grenada, and refined it in Panama before deploying it in all its glory during the Gulf. This book is essential reading for every soldier and journalist, or any student of military history as it points the way to the future.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	P. Young • P. Jesser
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	391
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-71905-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-333-71905-0
Barcode:	9780333719053

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