As described in the Syllabus, you will need to conduct a critique of a Denial and Deception effort of your choice. Make sure you select a topic that you can research in the time allotted and that you can write 12 pages on. It could be a success or a failure.
You must first be sure there is sufficient information available to write a paper. DO NOT select a topic which has limited source information or is fictional (Biblical cases, the Trojan Horse, etc.).
Share your topic here in this assignment and I will review and approve, or we will have a discussion about appropriateness, context, focus, and depth. I want to make sure you have a topic that will allow you to be successful.
Remember, this paper asks you to “critique” the operation of your choice. That means drawing your own conclusions and presenting those conclusions as your thesis/premise for the paper. You can use the M and A approach for an evaluation of success or failure, you can use evaluate the operation on the main components of every D&D operation (per your readings). In the end, your paper is not a history paper, it is a critical evaluation.
The following are some suggested topics to get you started. I hope you will be creative and find a topic on your own (only use one from the list below if you are truly stuck). This selection is intended to provide a variety of interesting examples of Denial and Deception from different time periods, in military and non-military applications.
1.) Patton’s phantom army and the D Day Invasion
2.) Schwarzkopf’s threat of a Persian Gulf landing against Saddam
3.) India’s nuclear testing deception
4.) Drug trafficker operations to keep the Andean Air Bridge operating
5.) Serbian deception of the US and NATO during the air war
6.) Sadat’s deception of Israel in launching the 1973 Arab-Israeli War
7.) Allenby’s deceptions against Arab forces in Palestine