World Information War

The Information War: How Information Warfare is Shaping Our World and Threatening Democracy In today’s world, information is the most powerful tool of influence—capable of shaping economies, governments, and even the minds of entire populations. The Information War dives deep into the global crisis of disinformation and explores how it threatens the very foundation of democracy. From Russian interference in Western elections to China’s manipulation of global narratives, and from the weaponization of social media to the rise of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book ...

"World War 3: The Information War" by HASE Fiero "World War 3: The Information War: A Chronicle of Belief, Bandwidth, and the Battle for Reality" by Alexious Fiero is a timely and chilling examination of the invisible conflict shaping our modern world. Far from a conventional military history, Fiero's work meticulously chronicles the evolution of information as a weapon, charting a twenty-five-year descent into a reality where perception is programmable and truth is a contested battleground. The book's greatest strength lies in its ambitious scope and chronological precision. Beginning with...

The “riveting” (The Economist), secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China. Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and...

In this fascinating account, cultural historian Kathy Peiss reveals how book and document collecting became part of the new apparatus of intelligence and national security, military planning, and postwar reconstruction. Focusing on the ordinary Americans who carried out these missions, she shows how they made decisions on the ground to acquire sources that would be useful in the war zone as well as on the home front. 

During the final three years of the Obama administration, Richard Stengel, the former editor of Time magazine and an Under Secretary of State, was the single person in government tasked with unpacking, disproving, and combating both ISIS's messaging and Russian disinformation. Then, in 2016, as the presidential election unfolded, Stengel watched as Donald Trump used disinformation himself, weaponizing the grievances of Americans who felt overlooked. In fact, Stengel quickly came to see how all three players had used the same playbook: ISIS sought to make Islam great again....

From Alexander the Great to Watergate, this unique, witty book based on the massively popular history podcast is full of wisdom and good old-fashioned banter. "These bespectacled, middle-aged bookworms have somehow made history alluring, borderline sexy.” —Times (UK) The Rest is History...

This book delves into all the conflicts in the war, including Germany’s disastrous invasion of Russia, the air raids that decimated much of London, and why the US started communicating in the Navajo language. 

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cambridge Five, then pay attention.... During the poverty-stricken years of the Great Depression, when Britain’s financial markets plummeted and the poor and wealthy alike doubted the economic systems in which they participated, the potential of one political ideal shone like no other: Communism. Young intellectuals from the country’s very best schools discussed the premise of labor-value versus wealth-value, and a great many of them became card-carrying members of the Communist Party in Britain.

What if Alfred Hitchcock's most important film was one you've never seen? In June 1945, the most famous director in the world boarded a plane from Hollywood to London on a secret mission. Alfred Hitchcock—the "Master of Suspense" who had built his career manufacturing fear—was about to confront something more terrifying than anything he could imagine: the unvarnished reality of the Nazi concentration camps. This is the hidden story of Hitchcock's war. While critics accused him of abandoning Britain for Hollywood's comfort, Hitchcock was quietly working for the British Ministry of ...

THE SOVEREIGNTY PROTOCOL: The Herd, the Horizon, and the Beginning of Something We Have Never Yet Been Are you paying attention? Or are you just running? There is a sound that animals make just before they go over the edge. It is not a cry of terror. It is the sound of hooves on ground—rhythmic, confident, urgent. The sound of the herd in full motion. The sound of certainty. Nobody in the middle of a stampede believes they are headed for a cliff. They believe they are running toward safety. By the time the edge appears, the momentum is too great. The herd goes over. It is happening now. ...

In this courageous and unflinching book, award-winning journalist Jessikka Aro interweaves her own dramatic story as a target of Russian social media propaganda with accounts from many internationally known critics of the Kremlin, who share their own stories of being targeted by Russia’s multifaceted cyber warfare campaigns. 

In the coming decades, artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionize the way humans wage war. The military organizations that best innovate and adapt to this AI revolution will likely gain significant advantages over their rivals. To this end, great powers such as the United States, China, and Russia are already investing in novel sensing, reasoning, and learning technologies that will alter how militaries plan and fight. The resulting transformation could fundamentally change the character of war.

Discover a future America reshaped by devastation in 'Connected in Crisis.' This gripping, enthralling eBook takes readers through the tumultuous landscape of a post-World War III environment where society must grapple with broken communication networks and unexpected challenges. 'Connected in Crisis' seamlessly weaves fictional scenarios and educational content into each other, providing both a unique storytelling experience and an immersive learning journey. It showcases the critical role of reliable communication channels in disaster management, backed by diverse case studies from ...