Flashpoint: World War III [Paperback]

Andrew Murray (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0745310729 | ISBN-13: 978-0745310725 | Publication Date: December 1, 1997

Offering a terrifying, but very possible scenario of a world on the edge of disaster, this work suggests that World War III has become a real threat. Germany and Japan have gathered military strength; the US has retrenched to make way for economic globalization; the UN is widely discredited and NATO has lost its way. In their place, the bodies controlling the global economic order hold a growing authority in an increasingly unstable world. In this book, the author sets out to demonstrate that World Wars I and II were both preceded by trade disputes, minor conflicts in peripheral zones and vain attempts to reconcile competing interests peacefully. He argues that history is repeating itself, and that the changing balance between the Great Powers, after the collapse of the USSR, have set the conditions for new conflict. He maintains that there is a very real risk that the next flashpoint will ignite to create World War III.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pluto Pr (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745310729
• ISBN-13: 978-0745310725
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,626,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nauseating commie kissing at it's worst!, July 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Flashpoint: World War III (Hardcover)

If you're hoping for a Clancy-type technothriller or even an interesting and objective conjecture of future conflict, you're wasting your time with this book. This isn't a novel - it's a lecture on the evils of capitalism.

In a nutshell, Murray blames capitalism for all the major conflicts this century, and claims that conflicts over business markets will flare up into a third world war. Every other sentence is about "imperialism", "ruling classes", and "the common masses". I don't mind authors who disagree with me, but this guy must have been channeling Lenin.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lenin would be proud, October 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Flashpoint: World War III (Paperback)

In this fascinating, and very relevant book, Andrew Murray has not only accurately explained the world as it is, but has also indicated the direction in which it is headed. His analysis of the decline of US hegemony, the rise of Europe(esp Germany) and Japan as well as the division of the world between the major capitalist powers and their corporations is well worth reading. Moreover, his realism concerning the possibility of war in a nuclear age is generally not found elsewhere, and neither is his appreciation of what the Soviet Union achieved in its short existence - testimony to the control of the mass media by capitalists. A rare gem, which combines some of the best Marxist and non-Marxist research concerning the world economy, and pays attention to such neglected issues as the struggle for power in Central Asia, it is a valuable read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpice, definetly the work of a genius., July 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Flashpoint: World War III (Paperback)

Andrew Murray's writing style is brilliant. This book is not only well written, it also raises some very clever and well thought out points. Murray seems to have a excellent insight into society and shares it with the reader in a captivating manner. This man is a great writer and thinker, and this book is gem.