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Misfortunes of war : press and public reactions to civilian deaths in wartime / Eric V. Larson, Bogdan Savych.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Rand Corporation monograph seriesPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 263 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780833042446
  • 0833042440
  • 1433709406
  • 9781433709401
  • 1281180874
  • 9781281180872
  • 9786611180874
  • 6611180877
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Misfortunes of war.DDC classification:
  • 363.34/98 22
LOC classification:
  • U21.2 .L375 2007eb
Other classification:
  • Bs-qa/DR
  • Bs/DR
  • Obam/DR
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Contents:
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.
1. Introduction -- 2. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991) -- 3. Operation Allied Force (Kosovo, 1999) -- 4. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001- ) -- 5. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2003- ) -- 6. Implications and conclusions -- Appendix. Multivariate statistical modeling results.
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Summary: This book analyzes media and public reactions to civilian casualty incidents to determine whether these incidents affect media reporting or public support for military operations. Using case studies of incidents of civilian deaths over the last decade (the 1991 Al Firdos bunker bombing, the 1999 Djakovica convoy and Chinese embassy attacks, the 2002 Afghan wedding party attack, and the 2003 Baghdad marketplace explosion), the study team examined U.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

1. Introduction -- 2. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991) -- 3. Operation Allied Force (Kosovo, 1999) -- 4. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001- ) -- 5. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2003- ) -- 6. Implications and conclusions -- Appendix. Multivariate statistical modeling results.

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This book analyzes media and public reactions to civilian casualty incidents to determine whether these incidents affect media reporting or public support for military operations. Using case studies of incidents of civilian deaths over the last decade (the 1991 Al Firdos bunker bombing, the 1999 Djakovica convoy and Chinese embassy attacks, the 2002 Afghan wedding party attack, and the 2003 Baghdad marketplace explosion), the study team examined U.

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