Lifting the Fog of War
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Published: May 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780374186272
First sentence: Although the twentieth century was one of the most violent eras in history, we can at least look back on the last five decades as a period that-while fraught with the threat of superpower conflict-still enjoyed an inherent stability because of mutual deterrence between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Description: "Admiral Bill Owens saw the challenges facing the U.S. military up close and strove to bring about change from inside the Pentagon. In this book, written with veteran military reporter Ed Offley, he explains the full extent of the crisis the U.S. military faces, and proposes a daring solution: the Revolution in Military Affairs.".

"Even if politicians and citizens were willing to commit trillions of dollars to new weaponry in peacetime, Owens thinks it would be foolish to do so. Rather, he argues, the military should take advantage of astonishing recent advances in computing, communications, and satellite surveillance to change the very nature of our military - from one based on force and might to one based on knowledge and information.".

"The Revolution in Military Affairs would transform the way the U.S. forces wage war. It would bring about a smaller yet stronger and more mobile U.S. military, able to defend U.S. interests overseas at a moment's notice. Meanwhile, through a worldwide satellite network, it would be able to observe the enemy's movements as they unfold - to lift the "fog of war" that has bedeviled strategists all through the history of warfare."--BOOK JACKET.