Future of War

For as long as there have been wars there have been fears about the nextwar. Where are the new dangers? What is the best defence? How mightpeace come about? This is the history of how over the last 150 years wehave 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

'Abonfire of predictions ... Freedman's purpose in this wise book is todiscern patterns in the way we have thought about war's future' ShashankJoshi, Financial Times

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

Reviews

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; and also of the need to sustain defences against all manner of threats, because the only certainty is that the next peril to confront us will be the one we least expect