Operation Iraqi Freedom strategic communication analysis and assessment

Media, War and Conflict

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-45

  Cioppa, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a US Army ^*

^b TRADOC Analysis Center Fort Leavenworth (TRAC FLVN)

Author keywords

Media; Military; Operations research; Strategic communication; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149129372     PISSN: 17506352     EISSN: 17506360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1750635208101353     Document Type: Review

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