Misfortunes of war [electronic resource] : press and public reactions to civilian deaths in wartime / Eric V. Larson, Bogdan Savych.
Material type:
- United States. Air Force -- History -- 20th century
- United States. Air Force -- History -- 21st century
- United States. Air Force -- Public relations
- Civilian war casualties
- Mass media and war
- War in mass media
- Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
- Military history, Modern -- 20th century
- Military history, Modern -- 21st century
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects
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- U21.2 .L375 2007eb
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
"MG-441-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-263).
1. Introduction -- Literature review -- Approach -- Organization of this monograph -- 2. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The Al Firdos bunker incident -- Key lessons -- 3. Operation Allied Force (Kosovo, 1999) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The April 14 convoy attacks outside Djakovica -- The May 7 Chinese embassy bombing -- Conclusions -- 4. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001-) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The wedding party incident -- Key lessons -- 5. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2003-) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The marketplace incident -- Key lessons -- 6. Implications and conclusions -- The military: a highly credible institution -- Recommendations.
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