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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Hardcover, 280 pages
Edition: 1 ED
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374186278
Release Date: Jan 4, 2000
Average Reader Review:  (Based on 8 reviews.)
| |  | | | In Brief
Is the United States an exhausted superpower? Recent military operations in Iraq, Somalia, and Kosovo have resulted in defeat or stalemate. America's key weaponry is fast becoming obsolete, and its men and women in uniform are disenchanted. Yet the U.S. remains committed to a wide variety of conflicts around the world and is increasingly confronted by threats against which traditional military power will be ineffective.
As Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Clinton administration, Admiral Bill Owens saw the challenges facing the U.S. military firsthand. In this trenchant, fascinating, and forward-looking book, Owens explains the full extent of the military crisis and proposes bold new solutions to revolutionize the armed services. Instead of spending trillions of dollars to update obsolete weapons systems, he argues, the Department of Defense should take advantage of recent advances in computing, communications, and satellite technology and bring our military into the Information Age. These changes—collectively known in defense circles as the Revolution in Military Affairs or RMA—would transform the way that America wages war, bringing about a smaller, stronger, and more flexible military better able to monitor enemy forces in real time and thereby counter the "fog of war" that has bedeviled commanders throughout history. Lifting the Fog of War offers both an insider's account of today's armed forces and a vital blueprint for a more effective and affordable military tomorrow. For the paperback edition, the author has written a new preface about the Bush administration's attitudes toward military reform.
| | | | From The Publisher
A brilliant white paper on the changing face of war and the future of the military.
As fleet commander during the Gulf War and then as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William A. Owens saw firsthand that "smart" missiles, instant communications, and high-tech surveillance have replaced troops, tanks, and battleships as the "weapons" with which wars are fought. In this incisive and fascinating book, Owens vividly imagines the future of war and the implications for military policy and everyday life.
In the wars of the future, Owens contends, the United States' greatest asset will be satellite surveillance, which allows the military to survey entire countries with great precision, round the clock, in any weather. So the United States and its allies should "lift the fog of war" by creating a satellite network rather than continuing to build more planes and nuclear weapons-and should tailor its military budget accordingly. Owens also urges the military to cut back its reliance on defense contractors and instead form open relationships with electronics and technology companies.
Owens is one of the true visionaries in the military world. His forward-looking book is a blueprint for a smaller, saner military, and it speaks directly about America's opportunities and responsibilities as the world's dominant military power.
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About the Authors:
As vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Clinton administration, ADMIRAL WILLIAM A. OWENS was the United States' second-highest-ranking military official. He now heads Teledesic, a leading satellite communications company, and lives near Seatlle.
EDWARD OFFLEY has been Military Reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer since 1987, and has covered military operations and exercises in eighteen countries. He lives in Bellevue, Washington.
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Co-author's description
-- Ed Offley, January 12, 2000
Co-author's description
-- Ed Offley, January 12, 2000
A look at the military use of information technology
-- Ken Smith, scientist in Goleta, CA, December 20, 2000
A look at the military use of information technology
-- Ken Smith, scientist in Goleta, CA, December 20, 2000
RMA, DoD's Path to Total Battle Field Awareness
-- Mark H. Davidson, Dep. Asst. Secretary of the Navy, January 2, 2001
Also Recommended: The Pentagon and the Art of War
RMA, DoD's Path to Total Battle Field Awareness
-- Mark H. Davidson, Dep. Asst. Secretary of the Navy, January 2, 2001
Also Recommended: The Pentagon and the Art of War
An importnat work about re-thinking national defense
-- Newt Gingrich, August 28, 2000
An importnat work about re-thinking national defense
-- Newt Gingrich, August 28, 2000
| | | | The Reader's Catalog
A cogent and decisive analysis of the future of military conflict. Owens, former commander of the Gulf War fleet, makes a strong case for downsizing on hardware and upping the ante on technology, which, he argues, will ultimately tip the balance in future conflicts
| |  | | | Introduction
Chapter 1: The Exhausted Superpower
Chapter 2: Seed of Revolution
Chapter 3: The Technological Base
Chapter 4: Launching the Revolution
Chapter 5: The Lessons of Kosovo
Chapter 6: Winning the Revolution
Suggested Reading
Author Biography:
Admiral Bill Owens commanded the U.S. 6th Fleet during the Persian Gulf War and served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1994-1995. He is currently Vice Chairman and Co-CEO of Teledesic LLC.
Ed Offley is the military reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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