War on the mind : the military uses and abuses of psychology

An account of the psychological research – much of it secret – carried out by military authorities in America, Britain, Israel, Australia – even Russia – during the Cold War and the Vietnam War, in fields such as interrogation, torture, riflemanship, sabotage, propaganda, tactics. After it was published, it became required reading in the Pentagon. War on the Mind - Substitute Cover Title Page Printer's Imprint Dedication CONTENTS Preface 1. Introduction Colourful capers Gods and guerrillas: the growth of military psychology Some sins of secrecy The documentary evidence PR and PAY: controversial findings The science of suffering: dehumanization and fear Peace and personality: political implications Dangers, decoding and the dark: positive aspects of military psychology PART ONE: Combat 2. The Individual Soldier: Selection and Training Fighter versus non-fighter Games with guns: training techniques Marksmanship The soldier’s attitude to his weapons 3. Artillery Too little, too late: growth of research problems Improved aiming Seeing without being seen: reconnaissance, surveillance and camouflage 4. Special Skills How to be stealthy: detecting mines and boobytraps Bomb disposal The view from the gods: aerial reconnaissance The bionic pilot Navigation and nap-of-the-earth flight Night landings Code-breaking The 25 per cent pay-off 5. Soldiers in Groups The Korean laboratory: examining successful squads Squad size, stooges and shooting Communications and the tactics of touch Specialist crews: guns, sonars and blockades 6. Allocating and Inducting Men Catch 23: how the intelligent avoid combat The ‘mentally marginal’ and the dirty dozens Recruitment and conscription 7. Military Leadership and the Skills of Command Wingate, Westmoreland and beyond Development of selection procedures The psychological requirements of an officer Leadership behaviour Command skills and simulated combat The psychology of tactics Leadership at senior levels of command One in seven against war: public considerations 8. Whales as Weapons? Animals in a Military Context Whales as weapons? Tuffy and the torpedo Dogs as detectives ‘Project Pigeon’: bird of prey PART TWO: Stress 9. In the Danger Zone: Testing Men Under Stress General screening procedures Confidence versus despair Developing tests of stress Battleproofing: a series of bloodthirsty experiments Feelings and physiology 10. The Psychological Effects of Weapons Life as a target: the soldier and his weapons Life on a target: the civilian’s fear of weapons The ‘weapons effect’ Psychological aspects of chemical and biological warfare 11. Combat Psychiatry Getting to the fight Saigon psychotics: psychological reaction patterns in battle Interpersonal factors which affect morale Combat fatigue Growth of military psychiatric services Treatment techniques The long withdrawal 12. Atrocity Research Soldiers who commit atrocities The other side of atrocity research PART THREE: The Determinants of Loyalty and Treason 13. Captivity Internment: a German concentration camp Japanese POW camps Captivity in the Korean War The Pueblo incident Zimbardo’s prison study 14. Interrogation Physical and mental torture Psychological interrogation The psychology of lying Limited languages 15. Hsi nao: ‘Brainwashing’ Origins of brainwashing Methods in Korea Investigating the brainwashed Resistance training: how to be loyal PART FOUR: Survival 16. Living Where Others Would Die Adverse conditions Nuclear war The five enemies of individual survival PART FIVE: The Psychology of Counter-Insurgency 17. Human Factors in Guerrilla War The psychology of the cell: growth and structure of insurgencies Recruiting rebels, training terrorists The mind of the terrorist Commitment and conformity Defection Politics and personality Subversive psywar: agitprop, passive resistance and coercing crowds Ambush psychology 18. The Growth of Special Operations Special institutes—and a new military speciality Stability operations Training for stability operations Soldier to soldier Faking foreigners 19. Selection and Training of Personnel for Counter-Insurgency Counter-intelligence Behind enemy lines: counter-insurgency and special forces Small Independent Action Forces (SIAF) Fort Bragg field tests 20. Psychological Warfare: Operational Organization The French in Algeria Britain Other countries USA 21. General Psywar Techniques Pinpointing the vulnerabilities Intelligence documents Prisoners and psyops interrogation The dilemmas of defection 22. Special Psywar Techniques Dates and death Leaflets Operation Tintinnabulation and Wandering Souls Psyop airstrikes Armed propaganda teams Psyop devices Choral singing Cooking fat and fear 23. Psychological Aspects of Population Control Crowd control Comedians and colour 24. Psychological Warfare: Some Final Considerations Psywar in peacetime How effective is psychological warfare? 25. Conclusions: Military Psychology, Political Psychology and Politics The bogey of ‘mind control’ War psychology versus peace psychology Military psychology, political psychology and secrecy Do the studies reported in this book make war more or less likely? What is an abuse? Fighters of the future Appendix I: Classified Documents encountered in research Appendix II: Psychological Think-Tanks References Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2: The Individual Soldier: Selection and Training Chapter 3: Artillery Chapter 4: Special Skills Chapter 5: Soldiers in Groups Chapter 6: Allocating and Inducting Men Chapter 7: Military leadership and the Skills of Command Chapter 8: Whales as Weapons? Animals in a Military Context Chapter 9: In the Danger Zone: Testing Men Under Stress Chapter 10: The Psychological Effects of Weapons Chapter 11: Combat Psychiatry Chapter 12: Atrocity Research Chapter 13: Captivity Chapter 14: Interrogation Chapter 15: Hsi nao: ‘Brainwashing’ Chapter 16: Living Where Others Would Die Part 5 — Introduction Chapter 17: Human Factors in Guerrilla War Chapter 18: The Growth of Special Operations Chapter 19: Selection and Training of Personnel for Counter-Insurgency Chapter 20: Psychological Warfare: Operational Organization Chapter 21: General Psywar Techniques Chapter 22: Special Psywar Techniques Chapter 23: Psychological Aspects of Population Control Chapter 24: Psychological Warfare: Some Final Considerations Chapter 25: Conclusions Index Converted from the pdf (no ocr layer) at https://balderexlibris.com/public/ebook3/Watson\_Peter\_-\_War\_on\_the\_mind.zip and bookmarked, ocr added, substitute front cover inserted.