Historical examples of the use of camouflage, concealment and deception are briefly discussed. Although examples go from biblical time to the present, the focus is on the period beginning with World War II. A listing of the fifteen major lessons learned from the historical study is developed and discussed. Two key points are that the U. S. has not used strategic deception very much, yet history shows that most deception operations are successful. The lessons learned should help doctrine writers and deception planners. (KT)
展开▼
