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Carnage and Connectivity: Landmarks in the Decline of Conventional Military Power
David Betz
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Description for Carnage and Connectivity: Landmarks in the Decline of Conventional Military Power
Hardback. Charts the evolution of military power in the digital age, from conventional warfare to cyberwar, and examines its implications. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
The burgeoning of global connectivity in recent decades is without historical parallel and the 'wiring up' of the world continues apace, even in the poorest regions. Flux and ever-quickening change are the leitmotifs of the 'information age' across a swathe of human enterprise from industry and commerce through to politics and social relations. This is no less the case for the patterns of war, where change has been disorientating for soldiers and statesmen whose confidence in the old, the traditional, and the known has been shaken. David Betz's book explains the huge and disruptive implications of connectivity for the practice ... Read more
The burgeoning of global connectivity in recent decades is without historical parallel and the 'wiring up' of the world continues apace, even in the poorest regions. Flux and ever-quickening change are the leitmotifs of the 'information age' across a swathe of human enterprise from industry and commerce through to politics and social relations. This is no less the case for the patterns of war, where change has been disorientating for soldiers and statesmen whose confidence in the old, the traditional, and the known has been shaken. David Betz's book explains the huge and disruptive implications of connectivity for the practice ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849043229
SKU
V9781849043229
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Reviews for Carnage and Connectivity: Landmarks in the Decline of Conventional Military Power
'In this challenging and imaginative book, David Betz explores the interaction of violent conflict with the connectivity that defines the modern world, and shows the confusion this causes to those who still prefer to think of war in terms of regular armies fighting decisive battles.'
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London, author of Strategy: ... Read more
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London, author of Strategy: ... Read more