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Land Warfare in the 21st Century (Paperback)
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Land Warfare in the 21st Century (Paperback)
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Land warfare in the 21st century will be shaped by the cumulative
effects of many revolutionary changes that have yet to merge in a
clear or predictable pattern. This paper identifies three elements
of change that are likely to have the greatest impact on the Army
and the joint conduct of land warfare. First, the international
system is undergoing its third major transition of the 20th century
in response to the end of the cold war. Second, changes in military
technology are culminating in what many believe will be a
"military-technical revolution" that brings unprecedented depth and
transparency to the battlefield. Finally, this paper cautions that
change will inevitably coexist with at least three constants--the
root causes of war, the nature of war, and the essence of fighting
power. Preparation includes traditional non-quantifiable factors as
much as technology. Leadership, courage, self-sacrifice,
initiative, and comradeship under extreme conditions of ambiguity,
fog, friction, danger, stark fear, anxiety, death, and
destruction--all remain the coins of war's realm and no amount of
technological advance will degrade their value. A central message
of this paper is for strategists to carry the best of the present
forward as we adapt to the revolutionary changes on the horizon.
Land warfare will remain a vital component in the national military
strategy, but only if we understand and respond to the forces that
are shaping the battlefields of the 21st century.
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