| Description |
xii, 257 p. ; 24 cm |
| Subject |
Information warfare -- United States
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World politics -- 21st century
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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United States -- Armed Forces
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United States -- Military policy
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| Summary |
"As Western forces wage war against terrorists and their supporters, in actions large and small, on several continents, The New Face of War explains how they fight and how they will win or lose. There are four key dynamics to the new warfare: asymmetric threats, in which even the strongest armies may suffer from at least one Achilles' heel; information-technology competition, in which advantages in computers and communications are crucial; the race of decision cycles, in which the first opponent to process and react to information effectively is almost certain to win; and network organization, in which fluid arrays of combat forces can spontaneously organize in multiple ways to fight any given opponent at any time." "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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index |
| ISBN |
0743212495 |
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