{"product_id":"the-new-face-of-war-how-war-will-be-fought-in-the-21st-century-9781416584520","title":"The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century -- from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Philippines to Iraq -- they do so in ways never before seen.\u003c\/b\u003e Until recently, information war was but one piece of a puzzle, more than a sideshow in war but far less than the sum total of the game. Today, however, we find information war revolutionizing combat, from top to bottom. Gone are the advantages of fortified positions -- nothing is impregnable any longer. Gone is the reason to create an overwhelming mass of troops -- now, troop concentrations merely present easier targets. Instead, stealth, swarming, and \"zapping\" (precision strikes on individuals or equipment) are the order of the day, based on superior information and lightning-fast decision-making. In many ways, modern warfare is information warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruce Berkowitz's explanation of how information war revolutionized combat and what it means for our soldiers could not be better timed. As Western forces wage war against terrorists and their supporters, in actions large and small, on several continents, \u003ci\u003eThe New Face of War\u003c\/i\u003e explains how they fight and how they will win or lose. There are four key dynamics to the new warfare: \u003ci\u003easymmetric threats, \u003c\/i\u003e in which even the strongest armies may suffer from at least one Achilles' heel; \u003ci\u003einformation-technology competition, \u003c\/i\u003e in which advantages in computers and communications are crucial; \u003ci\u003ethe race of decision cycles, \u003c\/i\u003e in which the first opponent to process and react to information effectively is almost certain to win; and \u003ci\u003enetwork organization, \u003c\/i\u003e in which fluid arrays of combat forces can spontaneously organize in multiple ways to fight any given opponent at any time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica's use of networked, elite ground forces, in combination with precision-guided bombing from manned and unmanned flyers, turned Afghanistan from a Soviet graveyard into a lopsided field of American victory. Yet we are not invulnerable, and the same technology that we used in Kuwait in 1991 is now available to anyone with a credit card and access to the Internet. Al Qaeda is adept in the new model of war, and has searched long and hard for weaknesses in our defenses. Will we be able to stay ahead of its thinking? In Iraq, Saddam's army is in no position to defeat its enemies -- but could it defend Baghdad? As the world anxiously considers these and other questions of modern war, Bruce Berkowitz offers many answers and a framework for understanding combat that will never again resemble the days of massive marches on fortress-like positions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Face of War\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial guidebook for reading the headlines from across our troubled planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce D. Berkowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416584520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Berkowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a senior analyst at RAND. He is currently a consultant to the Defense Department and the intelligence community. A widely published author and frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e he lives in Alexandria, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409875136627,"sku":"9781416584520","price":22.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_87b4ba0e-f2a7-4f57-bfe6-58b7fe09061d.jpg?v=1771939461","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-new-face-of-war-how-war-will-be-fought-in-the-21st-century-9781416584520","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}