Product Description

Many nations, peoples and special interest groups believe that violence will advance their cause. Warfare has changed greatly since the Second World War; it continued to change during the late 20th century and this process is still accelerating. Political, technological, social and religious forces are shaping the future of warfare, but most western armed forces have yet to evolve significantly from the cold war era when they trained to resist a conventional invasion by the Warsaw Pact. America is now the only superpower, but its dominance is threatened by internal and external factors. The world's most hi-tech weaponry seems helpless in the face of determined guerrilla fighters not afraid to die for their beliefs. Professor Colin Gray has advised governments on both sides of the Atlantic and in ANOTHER BLOODY CENTURY, he reveals what sort of conflicts will affect our world in the years to come.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144172 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

DAILY TELEGRAPH
'The sooner this excellent book is read by Western policy-makers, the better.'

Review
'The sooner this excellent book is read by Western policy-makers, the better.' (DAILY TELEGRAPH )

'[Colin Gray's] excellent book should be required reading for anyone interested in promoting our safetly and prosperity in the years ahead. It offers many wise words and thoughtful speculations about what the threats to the next few generations might be.' (Max Hastings THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )

'Gray should be read, not least because of his own personal importance... This is the sort of advice he gives to the people that shape our world. His analyses become theirs. Read on and tremble.' (SCOTTISH LEGION NEWS )

'an important work that should be in every library of military affairs and international relations.' (Michael Howard TLS )

About the Author
Colin Gray is Professor of Politics & Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He has dual British/American nationality and has been an advisor to British and American governments for twenty-five years. He has shaped policy on nuclear strategy, arms control and special forces. From 1982-87 he was on the President's General Advisory Committee on arms control and disarmament.

Customer Reviews

An excellent thesis on future warfare by an international expert
All in all an excellent book, well written and covering all of the major facts. For those who want to see beyond many of the current fads in military thinking - from 4GW to Effects Based and Network Centric Warfare - an excellent book. Coling Gray covers the basics of Clauswitzian Theory, and constantly brings us back to the fact that the future is not yet determined. We should, he argues, prepare for the unexpected, whilst accepting that history does provide us the best tools to analyse what we see today. Colin Gray does have a tendancy to use long words when short ones would do the job, but this does not detract from the book.

For those soon to attend their MA(C) module (you know who you are if you know what I'm talking about!) then it should be recommended reading. Covers some of the syllabus and much more beyond.