The future of war - Lawrence Freedman

For as long as there have been wars there have been fears about the next
war. Where are the new dangers? What is the best defence? How might
peace come about? This is the history of how over the last 150 years we
have tried - rightly and wrongly - to predict war's future.

'Britain's leading academic strategist ... read this book' Economist

'Insightful and opinionated ... expertly covers centuries of evolving mayhem' Gary J. Bass, The New York Times

'A
bonfire of predictions ... Freedman's purpose in this wise book is to
discern patterns in the way we have thought about war's future' Shashank
Joshi, Financial Times

'It reflects the author's immense
knowledge and wisdom. It should feed our humility, because it reminds
us of mankind's unlimited capacity for folly' Max Hastings, The Times