#DYOR: From PSYOP to MindWar: The Psychology of Victory
Written By: Ashley Ann Justice Republished By: ~X~ of TFD #DYOR: From PSYOP to MindWar : The Psychology of Victory " I n the later 1970s, Psychological Operations ( PSYOP ) doctrine in the U.S. Army had yet to emerge from the disappointment and frustration of the Vietnam War. Thus it was that in 1980 Colonel Paul Vallely 1 , Commander of the 7th PSYOP Group, asked me, as his Headquarters PSYOP Research & Analysis (FA) Team Leader, to draft a paper that would encourage some future-thought within the PSYOP community. He did not want a Vietnam postmortem, but rather some fresh and innovative ideas concerning PSYOP' s evolution and application. I prepared an initial draft, which Colonel Vallely reviewed and annotated, which resulted in revised drafts and critiques until he was satisfied, and the result of that was this paper: From PSYOP to MindWar : The Psychology of Victory. C olonel Vallely sent copies of it to various g...