Ladislav Bittman

Bittman, Ladislav. The Deception Game: Czechoslovak Intelligence in Soviet Political Warfare. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Research Corp., 1972. New York: Ballantine, 1981. [pb]

Pforzheimer sees this "one of the best available books on Communist peacetime deception operations." Constantinides believes the work "could have been even more thorough had the author written less on the events of 1968 ... and more on such matters as agent of influence operations."

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Bittman, Ladislav. The KGB and Soviet Disinformation: An Insider's View. McLean, VA: Permagon-Brassey's, 1985.

Unsinger, IJI&C 1.2, identifies Bittman as a member of Czech intelligence from 1954 to 1968. "At times his examination is superficial, and for depth into some specific events, the reader will have to look at Bittman's earlier work."

Phillips, IJI&C 1.3, notes that "Chez Espionage regulars consider" this "an excellent study," and they consider Bittman "the top authority on disinformation in the U.S."

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Bittman, Ladislav. The New Image-Makers: Soviet Propaganda and Disinformation Today. Washington, DC: Permagon-Brassey's, 1988. [Petersen]

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Bittman, Ladislav. "The Use of Disinformation by Democracies." International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 4, no. 2 (Summer 1990): 243-261.

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Bittman, Ladislav, ed. "The Messages from Moscow 1989." Propaganda- Disinformation-Persuasion 3, no. 1 (Summer 1990). [Published by Boston University, College of Communication, Program for the Study of Disinformation Papers.]

Contents:

1. Jiri Hochman, "Soviet Media in 1989: The Party and the Independence of the Press," pp. 1-13;

2. Stanislav Levchenko, "Soviet Active Measures in 1989," pp. 14-30;

3. Branka Lapajne, "Soviet Messages in Canada in 1989," pp. 31-51;

4. Pierre Rigoulot, "Soviet Propaganda and Disinformation in France in 1989," 52-70;

5. Todd Leventhal, "U.S.- Soviet Talks on Disinformation," pp. 71-84.

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Bittman, Ladislav, and John Ost, eds. "Thievery, Deception, and Disinformation in International Affairs--Scientific, Technological, and Commercial." Propaganda-Disinformation-Persuasion 4 (Spring 1991). [Published by Boston University, College of Communication, Program for the Study of Disinformation Papers.]

Contents:

1. Ladislav Bittman, "Scientific, Technological, and Economic Thievery and Deception in International Affairs," pp. 1-19;

2. Stanislav Levchenko, "Deception in High-Technology Acquisitions by the USSR," pp. 20-58;

3. Paul Anastasi, "Soviet Theft of Technology in Greece and Disinformation Cover-Ups," pp. 59-82;

4. Yuri Maltsev and Gregory Katsenelinboigen, "Reliability of Soviet Statistical Data in the Era of Peristroika," pp. 83-93;

5. Evgueni Novikov, "The Use of Soviet Scientists, Scholars, and Educators for Propaganda and Disinformation," 94-112;

6. Liviu Turcu, "The Communist Deception Machine in Romania," pp. 113-134;

7. Michael Lenker, "The Third World Perpetrators: The Libyan Connection," pp. 135-149.

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