Concepts Of Information Warfare In Practice:: General George S. Patton And The Third Army Information Service, Aug.-Dec., 1944

By Lt.-Col. Dean A. Nowowiejski

This monograph looks for historical examples of information warfare in order to gain insight into its current practice. It first describes key elements of the concept of information operations, particularly as they relate to battle command. It then explores how George S. Patton and his Third Army Information Service demonstrated those ideas, and how their example offers direction for current developments in information warfare.

Key sources used in research included emerging doctrinal literature on information warfare, biographical information on the professional development and command qualities of Patton, and after action reports of the Third Army and 6th Cavalry Group, the unit that constituted the Army Information Service.

This monograph found that Patton aggressively sought information advantage as a battle commander, and that he demonstrated the key qualities of vision and intuition. The Third Army Information Service developed a relevant common picture of the battlefield by the expanding the instrument of directed liaison.

What needs emphasis in current concept of information warfare is the improving the ability of commanders and staffs to process information. We must reemphasize the human dimensions of information operations through refined professional development.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lucknow Books
• Release date: Nov 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781786250735

Lt.-Col. Dean A. Nowowiejski

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CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION WARFARE IN PRACTICE: GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON AND THE THIRD ARMY INFORMATION SERVICE, AUGUST-DECEMBER, 1944

By

Lieutenant Colonel Dean A. Nowowiejski, USA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

ABSTRACT 5

Introduction 6

I. Concepts of Information Warfare and Battle Command 7

The Need for Change. 7

Information Operations. 7

Battle Command Concepts. 8

Battle Command Application. 10

II. General George S. Patton as the Battle Commander 12

Individual Qualities and Education. 12

Patton and Information 14

III. The Third Army Information Service 16

Army Information Service Concepts 16

The Significance of Liaison in the Army Information Service 19

Patton’s Mark on the Army Information Service 20

Patton’s Staff Concepts Paralleled Those of the Army Information Service 21

IV. Implications for Information Operations 23

The Character of Information Operations and Patton’s Example 23

Information Processing 25

Improvements in the Human Dimension of Information Operations 25

V — Conclusion 27

REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 28

BIBLIOGRAPHY 29

Government Publications 29

Books 30

Articles and Papers 31

War Department Observer’s Board and After Action Reports 32

Unpublished Dissertations, Theses, and Papers 33

ABSTRACT

This monograph looks for historical examples of information warfare in order to gain insight into its current practice. It first describes key elements of the concept of information operations, particularly as they relate to battle command. It then explores how George S. Patton and his Third Army Information Service demonstrated those ideas, and how their example offers direction for current developments in information warfare.

Key sources used in research included emerging doctrinal literature on information warfare, biographical information on the professional development and command qualities of Patton, and after action reports of the Third Army and 6th Cavalry Group, the unit that constituted the Army Information Service.

This monograph found that Patton aggressively sought information advantage as a battle commander, and that he demonstrated the key qualities of vision and intuition. The Third Army Information Service developed a relevant common picture of the battlefield by the expanding the instrument of directed liaison.

What needs emphasis in current concept of information warfare is the improving the ability of commanders and staffs to process information. We must reemphasize the human dimensions of information operations through refined professional development.

Introduction

As the United States Army transitions from the Cold War era to the 21st Century, Army leaders and military theorists alike point the way to a future encompassed by revolutionary changes associated with the Information Age. Theorists