http://cominganarchy.com/2008/06/01/the-principles-of-war-4-security/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/06/01/the-principles-of-war-4-security/#comment-384052 Ralph Hitchens Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:50:17 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/06/01/the-principles-of-war-4-security/#comment-384052 Security is probably the foremost principle of war for one side in the "War on Terror" or whatever you want to call the global counterterrorism campaign. Successful terrorists survive by devoting most of their energy and resources to ensuring the security of themselves and their associates. Direct action is correspondingly rare. A good fictional treatment of this is Marge Piercy's novel "Vida," about the Weather Underground. Security is probably the foremost principle of war for one side in the “War on Terror” or whatever you want to call the global counterterrorism campaign. Successful terrorists survive by devoting most of their energy and resources to ensuring the security of themselves and their associates. Direct action is correspondingly rare. A good fictional treatment of this is Marge Piercy’s novel “Vida,” about the Weather Underground.

]]> http://cominganarchy.com/2008/06/01/the-principles-of-war-4-security/#comment-384048 Lexington Green Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:37:55 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/06/01/the-principles-of-war-4-security/#comment-384048 Take a look at David Glantz, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soviet-Military-Deception-Second-Practice/dp/071463347X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212431565&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Soviet Military Deception in the Second World War</a>. The Soviet approach to security is interesting, seeking to use active deception and concealment to obtain Security, that quiet and hardworking and indispensible sister to the glamorous Goddess of War, Surprise. The Soviet approach treats aggressive reconnaissance at all levels from tactical patrolling to use of secret agents, as part of a continuum with denial of intelligence to the enemy. Glantz's book is an eye-opener about several key episodes in the Great Patriotic War, in particular the deception operations that preceded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bagration" rel="nofollow">Operation Bagration</a> in July, 1944. Take a look at David Glantz, Soviet Military Deception in the Second World War. The Soviet approach to security is interesting, seeking to use active deception and concealment to obtain Security, that quiet and hardworking and indispensible sister to the glamorous Goddess of War, Surprise. The Soviet approach treats aggressive reconnaissance at all levels from tactical patrolling to use of secret agents, as part of a continuum with denial of intelligence to the enemy. Glantz’s book is an eye-opener about several key episodes in the Great Patriotic War, in particular the deception operations that preceded Operation Bagration in July, 1944.

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