Creatures, Myths & Legends
The military and monsters
By
T.K. RandallSeptember 21, 2010 ·
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Nick Redfern explores some rather unusual psychological warfare tactics by the US military in the 1950s.
How do you terrify your enemies ? Start spreading tales of blood-sucking, monstrous vampires of course. In a bizarre form of psychological warfare the American military started doing just this in the 50s to terrify superstitious rebels in the Philippines.
The operation was a truly ingenious one that was coordinated by a certain Major General Edward G. Lansdale. Born in 1908, Lansdale served with the U. S. Office of Strategic Services during the Second World War.
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