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Matt DiRisio, ’10, is a co-author of “Lessons Learned: Battlefield Deception.” A compilation of vignettes taken from history, the book takes a sneak peek behind the curtain of battlefield wizardry, showing how both ancient and modern commanders wove the dark art of deception into their victories.

It recounts desperate deceptions that turned certain annihilation into victory, engages the leadership dilemmas of risk and reward when lives and equipment are on the line, and examines the tightrope balance between battlefield deception and honor.

Described as “the perfect tool for educating leaders during professional development sessions,” the book explores military deception through the venerable lenses of Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz, all the way up to Norman Schwarzkopf in the present day.