ISBN: 9798195052720 - "the architecture of control": (how the soviet union tried to engineer the human mind.) (5 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. "The Architecture of Control" For decades, the Cold War was understood as a struggle of weapons, ideology, and global power. But beneath the visible conflict, another war was being fought-one that did not target cities, armies, or infrastructure.It targeted the human mind.The Architecture of Control takes readers deep inside the hidden world of Soviet black programs, where science, intelligence, and psychological strategy converged in an effort to understand, influence, and ultimately shape human perception. From the biological weapons network of Biopreparat to the eerie "Woodpecker" signals that pulsed across global radio bands, from disinformation campaigns that rewrote reality to deep-cover operatives who lived entire lives under fabricated identities, this book reveals a system built not just to defend a nation-but to control how reality itself was experienced.Drawing on declassified materials, intelligence analysis, and decades of research, Wayne J. Gombar reconstructs a world where the line between science and speculation blurred, and where the pursuit of influence extended into domains that remain deeply relevant today. What was real? What was myth? And what was deliberately designed to make the difference impossible to see?As the Soviet Union collapsed, many of its secrets surfaced. But the methods it pioneered did not disappear. They evolved.Today, the battlefield has shifted from shortwave signals to digital networks, from state-controlled narratives to algorithmic amplification. The war for territory has given way to a war for perception-one that is more pervasive, more subtle, and more consequential than ever before.This is not just a history of the Cold War.It is a blueprint for understanding the present. AUTHOR BIO Wayne J. Gombar is a telecommunications executive, federal contractor, and doctoral researcher whose work sits at the intersection of critical infrastructure, national security, and the evolving dynamics of information influence. With decades of experience supporting secure communications, surveillance systems, and mission-critical infrastructure across federal environments-including the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons-he brings a practitioner's perspective to the systems that shape modern security landscapes.Gombar holds a Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and a Master of Science in Emergency Management from Columbia Southern University and is currently a doctoral candidate pursuing a Doctor of Criminal Justice at Keiser University. His academic work focuses on the role of algorithmic amplification and narrative systems in shaping belief, behavior, and radicalization in digital environments.In The Architecture of Control, Gombar combines operational insight, historical analysis, and interdisciplinary research to examine how Cold War-era influence strategies-once confined to intelligence agencies and state-controlled systems-have evolved into the decentralized, algorithm-driven environments of today.He lives in South Carolina and continues to work at the forefront of federal infrastructure and security operations. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…