The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century by Friedman, George
The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century by Friedman, George

The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century

The Future of War makes a brilliant case that the twenty-first century, even more than the twentieth,...
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The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century by Friedman, George

The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century

$52.08
The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century by Friedman, George

The Future of War: Power, Technology and American World Dominance in the Twenty-First Century

$52.08
Author: George Friedman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Future of War makes a brilliant case that the twenty-first century, even more than the twentieth, will be the American century, and that America's global dominance will be associated with a revolution in weaponry and warfare as basic as the one that arose with the development of gunpowder five hundred years ago. From the era of flintlocks and cannons to the day of automatic weapons and heavy artillery, the waging of war-while undeniably changing in many aspects-has continued to rely on the technology that began with the use of black powder to expel a projectile through a tube.

In The Future of War, the authors argue that this Age of Ballistics is ending and we are entering a fundamentally new period, the Age of Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs), the so-called smart weapons that will antiquate the traditional way of making war. Where guns and artillery are inherently inaccurate and need to be fired thousands of times to hit one target, these new projectiles are precise and lethally efficient; while ballistic weapons platforms must be brought within range of the battlefield, PGMs can devastate from any distance.

The authors show how the innovations in weapons technology will affect America's defense strategies on land and sea, in air and in space, reshaping our military forces, while confronting us with new strategic challenges as America enters the twenty-first century as the dominant power on the globe.

Author: George Friedman, Meredith Friedman
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 02/15/1998
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.12w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780312181000


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/1998 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 01/05/1998

About the Author

George Friedman is coauthor of The Coming War with Japan as well as numerous other books and articles on politics and international and military affairs. He is on the faculty of Tulane University in New Orleans and is chairman of Strategic Forecasting in Baton Rouge, which specializes in business intelligence and analysis.

Meredith Friedman was born and educated in Sydney, Australia, and moved to the United States in 1976. She is a freelance writer who has published on international affairs and other topics and was coauthor of The Coming War with Japan. She is a senior writer for Strategic Forecasting and manages research on business intelligence.


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