A review by breza
Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare by Thomas Rid

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.