Book
The new rules of war : victory in the age of durable disorder / Sean McFate.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062843586 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 318 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Strategic Atrophy -- Why Do We Get War Wrong? -- Rule 1: Conventional War is Dead -- Rule 2: Technology Will Not Save Us -- There Is No Such Thing as War or Peace - Both Coexist, Always -- Rule 4: Hearts and Minds Do Not Matter -- Rule 5: The Best WeaponsDo Not Fire Bullets -- Rule 6: Mercenaries Will Return -- Rule 7: New Types of World Powers Will Rule -- Rule 8: There Will Be Wars Without States -- Rule 9: Shadow Wars Will Dominate -- Rule 10: Victory Is Fungible -- Winning the Future. |
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| Subject: | War. Military art and science. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 355.02 McFa | 31681010149284 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The Georgetown University professor of national defense draws on his expertise as an elite military veteran to outline an exploration of modern warfare that makes controversial recommendations for establishing peace. - Baker & Taylor
"A provocative, sometimes controversial exploration of warfare today and tomorrow from a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper and current National Defense University and Georgetown University professor and co-author of Shadow War, a thriller"-- - Baker & Taylor
The Georgetown University professor of national defense and author of Shadow War draws on his expertise as an elite military veteran to outline a provocative exploration of modern warfare that makes controversial recommendations for establishing peace. 100,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." âAdmiral James Stavridis (retired), former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
An Economist Book of the Year
Some of the principles of warfare are ancient, others are new, but all described in The New Rules of War will permanently shape war now and in the future. By following them Sean McFate argues, we can prevail. But if we do not, terrorists, rogue states, and others who do not fight conventionally will succeedâand rule the world.
War is timeless. Some things changeâweapons, tactics, technology, leadership, objectivesâbut our desire to go into battle does not. We are living in the age of Durable Disorderâa period of unrest created by numerous factors: Chinaâs rise, Russiaâs resurgence, Americaâs retreat, global terrorism, international criminal empires, climate change, dwindling natural resources, and bloody civil wars. Sean McFate has been on the front lines of deep state conflicts and has studied and taught the history and practice of war. Heâs seen firsthand the horrors of battle and understands the depth and complexity of the current global military situation.
This devastating turmoil has given rise to difficult questions. What is the future of war? How can we survive? If Americans are drawn into major armed conflict, can we win? McFate calls upon the legends of military study Carl von Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, and others, as well as his own experience, and carefully constructs the new rules for the future of military engagement, the ways we can fight and win in an age of entropy: one where corporations, mercenaries, and rogue states have more power and ânation statesâ have less. With examples from the Roman conquest, World War II, Vietnam, Afghanistan and others, he tackles the differences between conventional and future war, the danger in believing that technology will save us, the genuine leverage of psychological and âshadowâ warfare, and much more. McFateâs new rules distill the essence of war today, describing what it is in the real world, not what we believe or wish it to be.
The New Rules of War is an urgent, fascinating exploration of warâpast, present and futureâand what we must do if we want to win today from an 82nd Airborne veteran, former private military contractor, and professor of war studies at the National Defense University.
