This monograph analyzes the use of deception by the Germans and Soviets in the battle of Kursk. It uses a paradigm consisting of: commander’s aim, intelligenc

This paper analyzes German and Soviet use of deception in the battle of Kursk. It uses a paradigm consisting of: commander's aim, intelligence, centralized cont

First Published in 1987. New information obtained from the declassification of Ultra intercepts and other Second World War documents as well as from recent scho

Second World War history offers the military strategist a cornucopia of lessons learned on how to apply the art of military deception. This paper analyzed six A

This paper analyzed six Allied deception operations to identify the fundamental reasons why Allied deception efforts were the most successful in history. The si