Manyofwar’slethalfailuresareattributabletoignorancecausedbyadearthofcontemporary,accessibletheorytoinformwarfighting,strategy,andpolicy.Toremedythisproblem,ColonelGeoffreyF.Weissoffersanambitiousnewsurveyofwar’snature,character,andfutureinthetraditionofSunTzuandClausewitz.Hebeginsbymeldingphilosophicalandmilitaryconceptstorevealwar’soriginsandtoanalyzewartheory’sfoundationalideas.Then,leveragingscience,philosophy,andthewisdomofwar’smastertheorists,ColonelWeisspresentsagenuinelyoriginalframeworkandlexiconthatcharacterizesandclarifiestherelationshipsbetweenhumanity,politics,strategy,andcombat;explainshowandwhywarchangesform;offersamethodologyforforecastingfuturewar;andpondersthepermanenceofwarasahumanactivity.TheNewArtofWarisanindispensableguideforunderstandinghumanconflictthatwillchangehowwethinkandcommunicateaboutwar.
