The Future Of War: A History
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it mean to imagine the wars of tomorrow, and how have those imaginations shaped the conflicts humanity has actually fought? The Future of War: A History by Lawrence Freedman — one of the world's foremost strategic thinkers — presents a sweeping and rigorous examination of how soldiers, scientists, politicians, and novelists have predicted the nature of future warfare over the past two centuries, and how spectacularly and consistently those predictions have been proven wrong. From the industrialised carnage of the First World War to the precision-guided munitions of modern asymmetric conflict, Freedman chronicles the gap between the wars we anticipate and the wars we get, revealing how flawed forecasting has led nations into catastrophic miscalculation. Freedman argues with incisive authority that our understanding of future war is always shaped by the wars of the past, producing a cycle of misplaced certainty that no amount of technological sophistication has yet managed to break. Drawing on military strategy, political theory, and cultural history — including fiction, film, and popular myth — he illustrates how the idea of future war functions as a mirror reflecting each era's deepest anxieties and ambitions. Written with the clarity and authority that has made Freedman a commanding voice in strategic studies, this work challenges every assumption about how wars begin, escalate, and end — leaving the reader to wonder whether humanity will ever truly learn to see the next conflict for what it is, before it arrives.
Author: Lawrence Freedman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it mean to imagine the wars of tomorrow, and how have those imaginations shaped the conflicts humanity has actually fought? The Future of War: A History by Lawrence Freedman — one of the world's foremost strategic thinkers — presents a sweeping and rigorous examination of how soldiers, scientists, politicians, and novelists have predicted the nature of future warfare over the past two centuries, and how spectacularly and consistently those predictions have been proven wrong. From the industrialised carnage of the First World War to the precision-guided munitions of modern asymmetric conflict, Freedman chronicles the gap between the wars we anticipate and the wars we get, revealing how flawed forecasting has led nations into catastrophic miscalculation. Freedman argues with incisive authority that our understanding of future war is always shaped by the wars of the past, producing a cycle of misplaced certainty that no amount of technological sophistication has yet managed to break. Drawing on military strategy, political theory, and cultural history — including fiction, film, and popular myth — he illustrates how the idea of future war functions as a mirror reflecting each era's deepest anxieties and ambitions. Written with the clarity and authority that has made Freedman a commanding voice in strategic studies, this work challenges every assumption about how wars begin, escalate, and end — leaving the reader to wonder whether humanity will ever truly learn to see the next conflict for what it is, before it arrives.