Download or read book Misfortunes of War written by Eric Victor Larson and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph, part of a larger study of ways to reduce collateral damage undertaken for the U.S. Air Force, analyzes press, public, and leadership reactions to civilian casualty incidents and how these incidents affect media reporting or public support for military operations. It analyzes U.S. and foreign media and public responses to the 1991 Al Firdos bunker bombing, the 1999 Djakovica convoy and Chinese embassy attacks, the 2002 Afghan wedding party attack, and the 2003 Baghdad marketplace explosion.