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klduncan86's review against another edition
4.0
Very informative, and incredibly well researched,but very dry until the last chapters on hacking.
victoria_716's review against another edition
3.0
*** read for Unrestricted Warfare: Offensive Intelligence and Cyberwarfare in the 21st century course ***
breza's review against another edition
4.0
Active Measures offers a trove of information about US-Soviet active measures campaigns over the past century. It puts the 2016 Russian hacking initiatives into an historical context. Parts of the book are bogged down in detail, but even those details are informative for learning more about the true nature of active measures. The pace picks up in the last 20% when it describes the past decade of efforts. One of the most interesting aspects of the book is its alarming descriptions of how social media and the press can play a role in disseminating active measures.
dnibhriain's review
4.0
In hindsight I would have skipped most of the book, as I didn't care that much about the campaigns from the 20s-80s (althought some of them were interesting, but the book is quite long and a bit dry for these parts). The parts on internet disinformation and hacking were very interesting. The final chapter was a bit self indulgent. However it was an interesting read and well written.
vlad's review
4.0
We are repeating history because we don’t understand it. This fantastic book is unlocked for me new understanding of information warfare, politics, marketing, and communications.
masi's review
5.0
A superb, thoroughly researched, book that is quite likely the essential resource on disinformation during the last century.
miguelf's review
4.0
The book focuses on Russian and former Soviet disinformation efforts over the past 100 years and does a good job going into the details on these endeavors. Lest one thinks that they’ll get a rehash of the 2016 IRA campaign ad infinitum, the book is ¾ of the way through before we are even at the end of the Soviet empire so it’s much more backward looking than focusing at recent events. A lot of the action takes place in post war Germany, where apparently the author spent much of his time as well. The 2016 efforts are definitely given their due but they take place as a part of a larger whole, which is explained very thoroughly here.
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