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Lifting the Fog of War Paperback – December 18, 2001

by William A. Owens (Author), Ed Offley

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"Owens makes a compelling case that . . . the U.S. is not adequately preparing for the battles of the future."―Jay Winik, Wall Street Journal

Is the United States an exhausted superpower? Recent military operations in Iraq, Somalia, and Kosovo have resulted in defeat or stalemate. America's key weaponry is fast becoming obsolete, and its men and women in uniform are disenchanted. Yet the U.S. remains committed to a wide variety of conflicts around the world and is increasingly confronted by threats against which traditional military power will be ineffective.

As Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Clinton administration, Admiral Bill Owens saw the challenges facing the U.S. military firsthand. In this trenchant, fascinating, and forward-looking book, Owens explains the full extent of the military crisis and proposes bold new solutions to revolutionize the armed services. Instead of spending trillions of dollars to update obsolete weapons systems, he argues, the Department of Defense should take advantage of recent advances in computing, communications, and satellite technology and bring our military into the Information Age. These changes―collectively known in defense circles as the Revolution in Military Affairs or RMA―would transform the way that America wages war, bringing about a smaller, stronger, and more flexible military better able to monitor enemy forces in real time and thereby counter the "fog of war" that has bedeviled commanders throughout history. Lifting the Fog of War offers both an insider's account of today's armed forces and a vital blueprint for a more effective and affordable military tomorrow. For the paperback edition, the author has written a new preface about the Bush administration's attitudes toward military reform.

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Johns Hopkins University Press
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December 18, 2001
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0801868416
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Makes a brisk and convincing case for . . . radical reform.
―Michael Ignatieff, New York Review of Books

An insightful, must-read book for those who care about the future of the U.S. military.
―Michael Hughes, Proceedings

Could well serve as a focal point in future discussions of U.S. security policies.
―Publishers Weekly

Owens skillfully portrays the state of America's military and offers concrete steps to solve its problems.
―Maj Robert P. Mooney, Jr., Military Review

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"Owens makes a compelling case that . . . the U.S. is not adequately preparing for the battles of the future."―Jay Winik, Wall Street Journal

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Johns Hopkins University Press (December 18, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801868416
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801868412
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.77 x 9 inches

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Matthew Dodd

A Revolutionary, Transforming Book

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2002

What a shame that the most I can give this outstanding, thought-provoking book is only five stars. It deserves at least twice that many for honestly and publicly discussing the challenges and opportunities that today's U.S. military faces as it struggles to accept and adapt to the revolutionary and transforming environment in which it finds itself.

Today's U.S. military faces a post-Soviet Union superpower-rival environment with an asymmetric global terrorism threat, in a rapidly exploding advanced technological computer-networked world, and an administration that respects it and understands today's forces cannot continue to function on yesterday's paradigms and be successful against tomorrow's foes. The authors clearly described these dynamic circumstances, boldly challenged today's defense status quo, and bravely offered compelling alternatives intended to further the revolution in military affairs (a Clinton-era term) or the transformation of the armed forces (today's current term).

I read this book after being stationed in the Pentagon for the last two-plus years. I believe it has influenced many of the highest-level transformational studies and initiatives that I have heard about and in which I have participated. I do not necessarily believe everything the authors describe and recommend, but I do believe their insights and vision of what our future forces might be and what they might be able to do are certainly deserving of serious discussion and consideration.

If I were the Secretary of Defense for a day, I would make reading this book a requirement for all my staff and a pre-requisite for any assignment or appointment to the Pentagon.

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Newt Gingrich

An important book about national security

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2000

I worked with Bill Owens when I was Speaker of the House. He is a very intelligent patriotic career Naval officer who showed as much courage in the Pentagon as he did on the sea. He saw the need for a new information-age approach to national defense and he fought for it despite enormous bureaucratic opposition. When someone proposes a 50% (yes 50%) reduction in procurement bureaucracy in the Pentagon (page 234) then you can understand how many institutions and careers he is threatening.
This book is a clear indictment both of the Clinton-Gore Administration's approach to defense (under-funding and overusing the military thus stretching it to exhaustion and near the breaking point in Owens' analysis) and also a tough critique of the isolated service mentality and the unnecessary duplication and waste which still dominates the defense system despite a decade of talking about "jointness". If you care about America's continued ability to lead in the world this is a book you will want to read. It is also a book you should call your Congressman and Senators and ask them to read. In fact it is a book both Gore and Bush should comment on in the campaign.

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Kenneth S. Smith

A look at the Military use of Information technology

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2000

With the fall of the Soviet Union, American military forces are currently being reduced in size and misused, and the mission of our military is in confusion. How can we overcome this decline?
Throughout history, confusion on the battlefield has always been a problem. As history has progressed, weapons and tactics have become more sophisticated and deadly, and confusion is still a major problem. The next Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) can lift the fog of battlefield confusion and make our military stronger than ever with the limited resources we have. This new RMA is Information Technology. The U.S. has the capability to finally remove the confusion of war by employing multiple sensors and computers to give battlefield commanders, as well as individual soldiers, a clear real-time picture of what the enemy is doing.
Admiral Turner states a clear case as to how to utilize this new information technology to our advantage. In the Gulf War, we saw a glimpse of what Information Technology can do, but we have a long way to go to fully take advantage of the technology available as well as emerging technologies.
A fascinating read and I highly recommend this book for our government and military leaders. We have a golden opportunity to "Lift the Fog of War" and keep our military "Second to None".

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Tom Pike

Generals often fight the next war like the last war

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2001

Anyone who doesn't think this is a timely and important book should study the military history of 1941 and 1942 with particular attention to the fall of the Philippines and Singapore. Generals often fight the next war like the last war to the pain of the nation and military. Admiral Bill Owens provides a compelling case for change. Lifting The Fog of War is a must read for all members of the military, congress, executive branch, and others interested in a strong U.S. military and peace. Questions that remain unasked thus unanswered are when, where, and why America should deploy military force.

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