The 7 Best Military Books That Envision The Near Future Of Warfare
Over the past decade, one type of military textbook has come to dominate national security circles with traditional thinking about war. Call it an 'E-ring thriller': Part technical manual and part speculative fiction, this gripping techno-thriller uses 'FICINT' - a 'combination of fiction and imagination to imagine future scenarios in reality'. Army war. So says the college, imagining future wars in a style reminiscent of popular writers such as Tom Clancy or Michael Crichton. These books are not only entertaining, but they are also cheat sheets for the forces and trends, technologies and enemies that will define the next great war (don't expect electric armor to appear in Robert Heinlein's Star Trek). .
The creation of the E-Ring thriller spawned a number of science fiction and non-fiction books to make sense of past and present wars and future geopolitical issues. With that in mind, here are some of the best war books about the conflict, hoping it doesn't go as planned.
1. Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by PW Singer and August Cole (2015)
Phantom Fleet is arguably the forerunner of the modern military-technological thriller, combining geopolitical and diplomatic conflicts with real-world weapons in a deep and often disturbing story. The novel, set in the recent past, tells the story of a global conflict triggered by China's massive cyberattack on the United States and the takeover of the Hawaiian Islands, where traditional warfare is combined with advanced technology between different factions. The characters must navigate geopolitical order on the edge of chaos. While Ghost Fleet provides an in-depth look at future technology, such as the US Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyers and the much-discussed electromagnetic rail gun, the book is surprisingly a little dated, as such weapons are outdated or obsolete. There are others. He was abandoned. . Still, the sharp writing and compelling narrative make Ghost Fleet the archetype of the modern E-Ring thriller.
2. "2034: The Next World War Novel" by Eliot Ackerman and admin. James Stauridis, US Army (Retired) (2021)
"2034" is in many ways the spiritual successor to "Ghost Fleet" (both share the same "next world war novel" subtitle, of course). Author: Former Marine Corps Special Operations Group Chief and retired U.S. Navy Admiral Eliot Ackerman. This novel by James Stauridis depicts an increasingly tense and chaotic geopolitical landscape with multiple conflicts between the United States and rival nations, especially China and Russia, culminating in a devastating global conflict. This story brilliantly explores the implications of modern warfare, technology and diplomacy while carefully presenting the possible consequences of today's tensions. Based on their experiences in the US military and written by Akerman and Stauridis in Ghost Fleet, Ghost Fleet and 2034, Fast Track provides an urgent look at the dangers of the coming war and the lessons to avoid them.
3. "War of the White Sun: The Taiwan Campaign" gen. Mick Ryan, Australian Army (Retired) (2023) After two decades of conflict, US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have quickly focused on the Indo-Pacific region, where all US military leaders believe. in the future. face to face. In the coming years, there will be a war with China over Taiwan. The War of the White Sun, written by retired Australian Army Major Mick Ryan, draws on the author's more than 35 years of military experience and shows what the conflict was like through the eyes of American, Chinese and Taiwanese soldiers. With futuristic technology like AI robots and quirky but realistic units like the new Coast Guard, White Sun War is a companion and successor to films like Ghost Fleet and 2034 based on on fiction and knowledge, visions of the next great war Joining a stressful situation
4. Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brosh (2022)
While Ghost Fleet, 2034, and War of the White Sun combine science fiction and information, Chain of Killing is a non-fiction piece written by Christian Broz, a longtime national security analyst who serves as Anduril's chief strategist. . . Industries, an equity-backed defense contractor. This book examines the landscape of modern warfare, focusing on the challenges and strategies the United States faces to maintain its declining military superiority in an era of rapid technological progress. Brosh provides a comprehensive analysis of how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and cyber capabilities are changing the old dynamics of conflict and national defense. While Killing Chain is not as sophisticated as Ghost Fleet or 2034, it makes an important and compelling case for reorganizing traditional military structures and implementing new approaches in a world that is becoming more complex and interconnected.
5. The Transformation of War: Great Power Competition in the Fifteenth Century and the Future of Conflict by Major General Mick Ryan, Australian Army (ret) (2022)
The second on this list, War Transformed by Mick Ryan, provides in-depth insights and predictions for military planners and practitioners, focusing on advanced technology, demographic change, climate change, and renewed strategic military competition. Continue to Change War Using historical and contemporary anecdotes to illustrate the many challenges nations face today in the modern struggle for power, Ryan argues that the coming "Fourth Industrial Revolution" will fundamentally change the way we think about war and military power. In a love letter to the evolution of warfare and the enduring nature of warfare, Ryan highlights the need for military organizations to adapt strategy, concepts of war, and intellectual development to the 21st century.
6. Burning: A Novel of the Real Robot Revolution by P. W. Singer and August Cole (2020)
While "Ghost Fleet" delves into the dynamic dynamics of world war, "Burn-In" focuses on fundamental trends in technology and artificial intelligence and how these trends are shaping the modern social fabric. After an FBI agent prevents an explosion in Washington, D.C., the agent and his new partner - a sophisticated robot cop - battle a series of dangers while investigating a conspiracy that brought America to its knees with the death penalty. Less a future war story and more a technological detective novel, but written with the intense and meticulous research into the real world that makes Ghost Fleet so compelling, Burn-In embodies Clancy's best qualities. Or Crichton's techno thriller, which captures the depths of non-fiction and opens a window into America's wild and wired future.
7. The Future of War: A Story by Lawrence Friedman (2017)
The Future of War is about the future of war, but like the others on this list, it's about war futurists trying to predict what and how the next major conflict will play out. Friedman offers readers a rigorous analysis of how the understanding and conduct of war has changed over time, closely examining the conflicts and strategic changes that have occurred over the past century as a result of the violence in Iraq and Afghanistan. • Attention to complex conflicts. . The interaction of technology, ideology and geopolitics to shape the battlefields of the past, present and future. Indeed, his historiographical research provides a unique insight into the recurring patterns and emerging challenges that characterize the ever-changing landscape of warfare.
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