Taylor, Philip M.,

War and the media : propaganda and persuasion in the Gulf War / Philip M. Taylor. - Second edition. - xxvi, 340 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Previous ed.: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-330) and index.

Preface -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Image and reality in the Gulf War -- 'A controlled information environment': allied media management in the Gulf War -- Reporters under fire: Iraqi media mismanagement in the Gulf War -- War on the mind: preparing for the ground offensive -- 'Collateral damage': the air war and the issue of civilian casualties -- 'Apocalypse where?': the 100 hour land war and the 'highway to hell' -- Conclusion -- Notes and references -- Chronology of the Gulf War -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

0719055504 9780719055508


Persian Gulf War, 1991--Propaganda
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Press coverage

DS79.72 / .T39 1998

956.70442