TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor,Philip M.
TI  - War and the media: propaganda and persuasion in the Gulf War 
SN  - 0719037530
AV  - DS79.72 .T39 1992
U1  - 070.44995670442 23
PY  - 1992///]
CY  - Manchester, New York
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Persian Gulf War, 1991
KW  - Propaganda
KW  - Press coverage
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-328) and index; Introduction: Image and reality in the Gulf War -- 1. 'A controlled information environment': allied media management in the Gulf war. Introduction. The 'video-game war'. The newspool system. The unilaterals. The Riyadh briefings. The 'Scudfest'. Of crossed wires and cormorants -- 2. Reporters under fire: Iraqi media mismanagement in the Gulf War. Introduction. CNN and reports from the enemy capital. Parading the captured pilots. The 'baby milk plant' episode. 'They murder children' -- 3. War on the mind: preparing for the ground offensive. Introduction. Cock-up at Khafji. Psychological warfare. Storm in the desert -- 4. 'Collateral damage': the air war and the issue of civilian casualties. The issue of 'collateral damage'. The Ramsay Clark mission. Amiriya, 13 February 1991. Holding fast the inner lines. Aftermath -- 5. 'Apocalypse where?': the 100 hour land war and the 'highway to hell'. Introduction. Atrocity propaganda from Kuwait and preparations for G-Day. The ground war. The liberation of Kuwait City. The battle of Mutlah Gap -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Countries considered part of the coalition -- Countries making economic, humanitarian or other contributions to the coalition
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