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• catalog abstract "A military insider and top-level defense strategist presents a chilling picture of warfare in the Information Age: Who, what, and where the threats are coming from--and what we can do to protect ourselves. As American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century--from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Phillipines to Iraq--they do so in ways never before seen. 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 to 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. Bruce 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, The New Face of War explains how they fight and how they will win or lose. America'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. The New Face of War is a crucial guidebook for reading the headlines from across our troubled planet.".
• catalog contributor b12792112.
• catalog coverage "United States Armed Forces.".
• catalog coverage "United States Military policy.".
• catalog created "c2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "c2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
• catalog description "A military insider and top-level defense strategist presents a chilling picture of warfare in the Information Age: Who, what, and where the threats are coming from--and what we can do to protect ourselves. As American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century--from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Phillipines to Iraq--they do so in ways never before seen. 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 to 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. ".
• catalog description "In many ways, modern warfare is information warfare. Bruce 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, The New Face of War explains how they fight and how they will win or lose. America'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. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index.".
• catalog description "New terrain -- Afghan hard drive -- "They are already among us" -- Asymmetric warrior -- Shooting down a MiG -- Pentagon Labyrinth -- War next time -- Cyberwar in the desert -- Zapping -- Matter of Latitude -- Swarming -- Killing -- Electronic Pearl Harbor? -- Les Guerres imaginaires -- If there were a front it would be here -- Command of the nets -- Information armor -- Forward from here -- Acknowledgments -- Note on information sources -- References -- Index.".
• catalog description "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. The New Face of War is a crucial guidebook for reading the headlines from across our troubled planet.".
• catalog extent "xii, 257 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0743212495 (hc)".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "c2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States Armed Forces.".
• catalog spatial "United States Military policy.".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "355.02 21".
• catalog subject "Information warfare United States.".
• catalog subject "U163 .B37 2003".
• catalog subject "War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.".
• catalog subject "World politics 21st century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "New terrain -- Afghan hard drive -- "They are already among us" -- Asymmetric warrior -- Shooting down a MiG -- Pentagon Labyrinth -- War next time -- Cyberwar in the desert -- Zapping -- Matter of Latitude -- Swarming -- Killing -- Electronic Pearl Harbor? -- Les Guerres imaginaires -- If there were a front it would be here -- Command of the nets -- Information armor -- Forward from here -- Acknowledgments -- Note on information sources -- References -- Index.".
• catalog title "The new face of war : how war will be fought in the 21st century / Bruce Berkowitz.".
• catalog type "text".