Interrogation: World War II, Vietnam, And Iraq - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932946233 ISBN 13: 9781932946239

Publisher: Government Printing Office, 2010

Synopsis

This fascinating volume adds historical and practical context going back to U.S. policy and practice in interrogations during World War II, the Vietnam conflict, and the most recent U.S. war in Iraq.  The book contributes to the high-profile public dialogue on how U.S. military and civilian agencies can best obtain information from prisoners of war and other categories of legal and illegal combatants without compromising the principles upon which the nation was founded.

 

National Defense Intelligence College Professor John Wahlquist headed the research project and introduces the book.  James Stone researched U.S. efforts during World War II to develop language and interrogation capacities to deal with the Japanese. He found that military leaders, often working with civilian counterparts, created and implemented successful strategies, building on cultural and linguistic skills that substantially aided the war effort for the U.S. and its Allies. David Shoemaker studied the experiences of three successful interrogators during the Vietnam War. Shoemaker suggests that policymakers and practitioners have much to learn from professionals who served effectively for years in the field. Shoemaker highlights the importance of a deep understanding of the language, psychology, and culture of adversaries and potential allies in other countries. Nicholas Dotti examined recent policy and practice with regard to tactical and field interrogations, especially with regard to the efforts of Special Forces soldiers in Iraq. He concludes that the letter” of current doctrine contradicts its intent.” Dotti offers recommendations that he believes are both consistent with the intent of military doctrine and likely to increase the effectiveness of U.S. interrogation practices in the field.  William Spracher helped organize and edit the book.”

About this title

About the Author:

John A. Wahlquist is a faculty member in the School of Intelligence Studies at the National Defense Intelligence College, specializing in globalization, the Middle East, and Islam.  He is a retired Air Force colonel with a wide variety of operational, intelligence, and educational assignments and is a certified Department of Defense interrogator and strategic debriefer.  

 

James A. Stone, a military Special Agent with the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), has served on active duty over 20 years. In this capacity, his primary responsibilities include identification, exploitation, and neutralization of criminal, terrorist, and espionage threats to the Air Force, the Department of Defense, and the U.S. government. He has completed numerous assignments both within the United States and overseas and supported wartime operations during Operations DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. He graduated from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, with a bachelor’s degree in organizational management and leadership. He earned his Master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC).

 

David P. Shoemaker has worked as a civilian Special Agent with AFOSI since 1999 and has conducted and supervised a diverse array of criminal and counterintelligence investigations during both domestic and overseas postings.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and English literature at Indiana University and a Master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College.

 

Nicholas R. Dotti was commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1997.  After two tours of duty, one of them in Korea, he was accepted for Special Forces training. In addition to completing the Special Forces Qualification Course, he is also a graduate of the following highly selective schools and courses: Ranger; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE); Airborne; Jumpmaster; and Military Freefall Parachutist. He speaks Serbian and has a working knowledge of Arabic. Dotti completed two combat tours in Iraq as Commander of a Special Forces Operational Detachment, for which he earned the Bronze Star medal. He graduated from Norwich University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and holds a master’s degree in strategic intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College.

 

William C. Spracher is an editor for the NDIC Press in the National Defense Intelligence College’s Center for Strategic Intelligence Research.  Spracher is a retired Army Colonel with a 30 year career in military intelligence, focusing on Latin America.  Spracher served as a Foreign Area Officer with attaché tours in Colombia and Peru, and conducted analysis and collection management on the Southern Command Joint and Army intelligence staffs.  He holds a BS from the U.S. Military Academy, an MA in international relations from Yale University, an MMAS in political-military studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and an Ed.D. in higher education administration from George Washington University.”    

About this edition

• Publisher: Government Printing Office
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1932946233
• ISBN 13: 9781932946239
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 263
• Editor: Defense Department