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　　A monumental, groundbreaking work, now in paperback, that

shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed

the battlefield

Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis,

War Made New focuses on four “revolutions” in military affairs and

describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air

strikes have remade the field of battle—and shaped the rise and

fall of empires.

War Made New begins with the Gunpowder Revolution and explains

warfare’s evolution from ritualistic, drawn-out engagements to much

deadlier events, precipitating the rise of the modern nation-state.

He next explores the triumph of steel and steam during the

Industrial Revolution, showing how it powered the spread of

European colonial empires. Moving into the twentieth century and

the Second Industrial Revolution, Boot examines three critical

clashes of World War II to illustrate how new technology such as

the tank, radio, and airplane ushered in terrifying new forms of

warfare and the rise of centralized, and even totalitarian, world

powers. Finally, Boot focuses on the Gulf War, the invasion of

Afghanistan, and the Iraq War—arguing that even as cutting-edge

technologies have made America the greatest military power in world

history, advanced communications systems have allowed

decentralized, “irregular” forces to become an increasingly

significant threat

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　　Max Boot is the author of The Savage Wars

of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power. A senior

fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign

Relations and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, he

lectures at numerous military schools and advises the Department of

Defense on transformation issues.

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媒体评论

　　“Brilliantly crafted history.”

　　—The Wall Street Journal

　　“Magisterial.”

　　—The New York Times Book Review

　　“This is a book for both the general reader and reading

generals.”

　　—New York Post

书籍介绍

A monumental, groundbreaking work, now in paperback, that shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield

Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis, War Made New focuses on four “revolutions” in military affairs and describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air strikes have remade the field of battle—and shaped the rise and fall of empires.

War Made New begins with the Gunpowder Revolution and explains warfare’s evolution from ritualistic, drawn-out engagements to much deadlier events, precipitating the rise of the modern nation-state. He next explores the triumph of steel and steam during the Industrial Revolution, showing how it powered the spread of European colonial empires. Moving into the twentieth century and the Second Industrial Revolution, Boot examines three critical clashes of World War II to illustrate how new technology such as the tank, radio, and airplane ushered in terrifying new forms of warfare and the rise of centralized, and even totalitarian, world powers. Finally, Boot focuses on the Gulf War, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iraq War—arguing that even as cutting-edge technologies have made America the greatest military power in world history, advanced communications systems have allowed decentralized, “irregular” forces to become an increasingly significant threat.