The Next War

Weinberger, Caspar and Schweizer, Peter

ISBN 10: 0895264471 / ISBN 13: 9780895264473

Published by Regner Publishing (Eagle Publishing), Washington, 1998

About this Item

470 pp. Nearly new. No markings. Ronald Reagan's defense secretary and his co-author present a futurist novel to make the case that the Clinton administration has weakened America with its defense cutbacks. They outline 7 possible war scenarios involving Korea, Russia, Japan, Iran and others and hypothesize how America might respond with its limited resources. Foreword by Margaret Thatcher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 002616

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Next War

Publisher: Regner Publishing (Eagle Publishing), Washington

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Cloth & Boards

Book Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

You can read The Next War as a military novel and find it riveting.-- Business Week

Review:

Imagine the following scenarios: in 1998, a full-scale war involving biological and nuclear weapons breaks out on the Korean peninsula, and China seizes the opportunity to invade Taiwan; in 1998, an Iranian-led jihad is unleashed throughout the Persian Gulf as fundamentalists rise up against secular Arab governments and organize terrorist strikes in the United States, while a nuclear weapon is detonated in Europe; in 2003, an American expeditionary force invades Mexico to topple a corrupt and recalcitrant drug-running regime in an attempt to stanch the flow of millions of refugees over the southern U. S. border. These and two other scenarios of global disaster are the "Next Wars" former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Hoover Institute scholar Peter Schweizer consider in their new book on military readiness and defense strategy in the post-Cold War era. Their book contains both professional opinions about defense policy and fictionalized accounts of battlefield scenes in a style reminiscent of Tom Clancy, combining a human portrayal of the subject matter with detailed descriptions of weapons capabilities, military tactics, and the decision-making process of military and political leaders. This combination of narrative and policy detail makes for a highly readable account of defense tactics and captures the challenges of preparing for multiple regional conflicts under current budget constraints.