“Narrated by Michael Page, who lends a successfully somber and circumspect voice to this survey of the future of warfare, which contrasts past and present ideas of changing strategies and objectives.” —Donovan’s Literary Services

"The author's lively style adds to the interest for general readers. A valuable book for anyone interested in international affairs." ―Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"This very ambitious exploration provides readers with a useful introduction to the field of strategic studies." —CHOICE

"[Freedman's] books manage to delight the experts yet are still comprehensible to the general reader, a rare skill in this genre. On this occasion, he has produced what is arguably the best book ever written on strategy." —Washington Post

Lawrence Freedman has been Professor of War Studies at King's College London since 1982, and Vice-Principal since 2003. Elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1995 and awarded the CBE in 1996, he was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign in 1997. He was awarded the KCMG in 2003. In June 2009 he was appointed to serve as a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War. Professor Freedman has written extensively on nuclear strategy and the cold war, as well as commentating regularly on contemporary security issues. His most recent book, A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East, won the 2009 Lionel Gelber Prize and Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature.