{"product_id":"goliath-9781405938655","title":"Goliath","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WAR IS WRONG.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe are living in an age of conflict: Russia''s resurgence and China''s rise, global terrorism, international criminal empires, climate change and dwindling natural resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut while the West has been playing the same old war games, the enemy has a new strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rules have changed, and we are dangerously unprepared. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer paratrooper Sean McFate has been on the front lines of conflict, and seen first-hand the horrors of battle. As a Professor of Strategy, he understands the complexity of the current military situation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new age of war:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePlausible deniability is more potent than firepower \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eRussia has become a disinformation superpower, twisting the West''s perception of reality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSanctions are blunt instruments that starve only the masses, not the elite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eVictory will belong to the cunning, not the strong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eNew types of world powers will rule\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how to triumph in the coming age of conflict in ten new rules. Adapt and we can prevail. Fail, and size and strength won''t protect us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War \u003c\/i\u003efor the 21st century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Some of what he says makes more sense than much of what comes out of the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defence'' \u003c\/b\u003eMax Hastings, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Thought-provoking'' \u003c\/b\u003eJohnathon Evans, Former Head of MI5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fascinating and disturbing''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics \u003c\/i\u003eof modern warfare\u003c\/b\u003e * Conn Iggulden *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important book\u003c\/b\u003e * Sir Richard Dearlove, former Director of MI6 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLively and provocative\u003c\/b\u003e ... laced with examples from the history of conflict as well as his own career as a soldier * Sir Lawrence Freedman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking book. Sean McFate has admirably captured the challenges we face with an evolving character of warfare.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTechnology and the pervasiveness of information have blurred the distinction between peace and war and have opened up seams that our opponents are ruthlessly exploiting, utilising weapons that don't need to go bang\u003c\/b\u003e -- General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking. Sean McFate puts his finger on key issues for Western security\u003c\/b\u003e * Jonathan Evans, former head of MI5 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis iconoclastic book is being hailed by radicals as a wake-up call to governments and armed forces everywhere, to stop doing all the wrong things; to start doing a few right ones . . . Some of what he says makes more sense than much of what comes out of the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defence\u003c\/b\u003e * Max Hastings, Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadical thoughts on the West's approach to modern warfare\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times, Must Reads *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA well-crafted indictment of The West's failure to keep pace with the changing face of warfare.  The soldier is taught to improvise, adapt, and overcome. In Goliath, Sean McFate shows The West how it can do the same\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and disturbing book\u003c\/b\u003e * Economist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential Reading\u003c\/b\u003e -- General Stanley McChrystal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning. McFate is the new Sun Tzu\u003c\/b\u003e -- Admiral James Stavridis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcFate understands his subject from the inside... excellent\u003c\/b\u003e -- General Sir Rupert Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy summer surprise - the sharpest account of the dilemmas of war and peace I've read for years\u003c\/b\u003e * Robert Fox, Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eWhy do western powers keep getting beaten when they go to war? This hard-hitting polemic by a former US paratrooper explains why - we are addicted to expensive, big tech that is useless against guerillas. Sean McFate's suggestion that western powers make greater use of mercenaries is interesting * The Times, 100 Best Books for Summer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly eccentric\u003c\/b\u003e * Robert Fox, Evening Standard *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738978955607,"sku":"9781405938655","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405938655.jpg?v=1720050766","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/goliath-9781405938655","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}