A war's outcome is determined by more than bullets and bombs. In our
digital age, the proliferation of new media venues has magnified the
importance of information - whether its content is true or purposely
false - in battling an enemy and defending the public.
In this book, Philip Seib, one of the world's leading experts on media
and war, offers a probing analysis of the role of information in warfare
from the Second World War to the present day and beyond. He focuses on
some of the thorniest issues on the contemporary agenda: When untruthful
and inflammatory information poisons a nation's political processes and
weakens its social fabric, what kind of response is appropriate? How can
media literacy help citizens defend themselves against information
warfare? Should militaries place greater emphasis on crippling their
adversaries with information rather than kinetic force?
Well-written and wide-ranging, Information at War suggests answers to
key questions with which governments, journalists, and the public must
grapple during the years ahead. Information at war affects us all, and
this book shows us how.