British Defence Policy

Ball, Simon

doi:10.1002/9780470996195.ch31

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“…The article thus contributes to the critique of decline as the primary leitmotif in post-war defence by arguing policy-makers wanted methods to sustain British interests after the Suez crisis. 32 When the 1957 Sandys Review reorganised defence, psychological warfare betokened a cheap alternative to conscription. The second section considers operations in Oman.…”

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‘Words are cheaper than bullets’: Britain’s psychological warfare in the Middle East, 1945–60

Bennett¹

2019

Intelligence and National Security

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Psychological warfare, the use of propaganda to aid military operations, acquired prominence in British strategy in the early Cold War Middle East. This article argues planning made limited progress until the 1956 Suez crisis. Suez produced optimism about propaganda's ability to address threats from Egypt, the USSR and the Yemen. In Oman, Aden and Cyprus, psychological warfare was practiced to demoralise enemies, bolster allies and counter smears about British conduct. Only mixed results ensued though, and doubts about the military's involvement in propaganda lingered. Psychological warfare endured because it was a cheap option that might sometimes work, and could induce opponents to surrender rather than fight on.

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‘Words are cheaper than bullets’: Britain’s psychological warfare in the Middle East, 1945–60

Bennett¹

2019

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British Defence Policy

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‘Words are cheaper than bullets’: Britain’s psychological warfare in the Middle East, 1945–60

‘Words are cheaper than bullets’: Britain’s psychological warfare in the Middle East, 1945–60

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