Ghost Fleet

What will the next global conflict look like Find out in this ripping, near futuristic thriller The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty first century version of the Cold War, which suddenly heats up at sea, on land, in the air, in outer space, and in cyberspace The fighting involves everything from stealthy robotic drone strikes to old warships from the navy s ghost fleet Fighter pilots unleash a Pearl Harbor style attack American veterans become low tech insurgents teenage hackers battle in digital playgrounds Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber war and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta Ultimately, victory will depend on blending the lessons of the past with the weapons of the future Ghost Fleet is a page turning speculative thriller in the spirit of The Hunt for Red October The debut novel by two leading experts on the cutting edge of national security, it is unique in that every trend and technology featured in the novel no matter how sci fi it may seem is real, or could be soon. Download Ghost Fleet – kino-fada.fr Ghost Fleet is a kind of modern update to Red Storm Rising, where a couple of strategic types write up their vision of a future war In this case, it s China and the US in the Pacific, with cyberwar, spacewar, and drones against good old fashioned American military professionalism Unfortunately, it fails to live up to its vision, and the workman like writing isn t enough to compensate.Let s talk about the tech first, since that s what we re here for This book is basically one giant sloppy blow Ghost Fleet is a kind of modern update to Red Storm Rising, where a couple of strategic types write up their vision of a future war In this case, it s China and the US in the Pacific, with cyberwar, spacewar, and drones against good old fashioned American military professionalism Unfortunately, it fails to live up to its vision, and the workman like writing isn t enough to compensate.Let s talk about the tech first, since that s what we re here for This book is basically one giant sloppy blowjob for the Zumwalt class destroyer and the naval railgun I d estimate a solid third of the book is just talking about the difficulties in getting the railgun operational, and then marveling when it blows up every military target in Hawaii ...deletedShort review.I loved it If you enjoyed the Tom Clancy school of the 1980s and would like to see them redone with modern and future technology, just go buy it.Longer,considered review.It s lucky Tom Clancy wasn t able to put hyperlinks all the way through his books Not in the early years, anyway This is what they would look like A military thriller in which every mention of weapons technology is hyperlinked to an explanatory source But eventhan that, there are hundreds of other i Short review.I loved it If you enjoyed the Tom Clancy school of the 1980s and would like to see them redone with modern and future technology, just go buy it.Longer,considered review.It s lucky Tom Clancy wasn t able to put hyperlinks all the way through his books Not in the early years, anyway This is what they would look like A military thriller in which every mention of weapons technology is hyperlinked to an explanatory source But eventhan that, there are hundreds of other inexplicable links which break up the experience of just letting the story carry you along It s an artefact of the authors deeper purpose to spin a cautionary tale for policymakers as much as for readers But seriously, I really didn t need the footnote explaining how Arnold Palmer had been commissioned to design that golf course on which Marine Corps Osprey s were setting down Just land the damn aircraft and start blowing things up She...The writing is so horrific I ve never read so much old man cursing or so many adverbs, he said somethingly But the writing isn t the point of this book It s a showcase of defense technology in an imaginary war On that front, it s a partial success It s kind of cool to read about how, for example, a rail gun would be operationally beneficial or how drones could be integrated into air to air combat However, Clausewitz would roll over in his grave reading this The imaginary war starts be...I give up When every single character and their grandmother engage in a discussion about the recent changes speculative, the book is set in our near future in Chinese foreign policy that sounds like a white paper by some neocon think tank, what you re reading feels less like a novel andlike badly written fan fic by a couple of teens who just want to talk about all the cool weaponry they re salivating over in pornographic detail Add to that the 3 page chapters which result in very abru I give up When every single character and their grandmother engage in a discussion about the recent changes speculative, the book ...An enjoyable techno thriller It s not literature, and it s not political, but it will doubtlessly entertain the legions of Tom Clancy fans of whom I am not one.When I write that the book is not political, I mean that it makes no serious attempt to explore the political aspects of the next world war As an international relations specialist, I found that strikingly odd view spoiler The UN Security Council, the president of the United States, even the Canadians are MIA The Europeans wi An enjoyable techno thriller It s not literature, and it s not political, but it will doubtlessly entertain the legions of Tom Clancy fans of whom I am not one.When I write that the book is not political, I mean that it makes no serious attempt to explore the political aspects of the next world war As an international relations specialist, I found that strikingly odd view spoiler The UN Security Council, the president of the United States, even the Canadians are MIA The Europeans with the exception of the Brits, who don t add much to the story are cowed by Chinese power and trade NATO dissolved even though Russia joins the enemy No reparations for naked aggression This story isn t even about world war, it s about a second Pacific War hide spoiler I presume the authors consciously chose not to address the political implications of such a war, preferring to focus on the miitary hardware sof...totally unreadable dialogue on the level of LaHaye and Jenkins s execrable Left Behind they said this was the new tom clancy this isn t even the new larry bond OOOOH SICK 90s TECHNOTHRILLER BURN i will be giving this book away.An incredible what if of the next World War, hearkens back to the Tom Clancy novels I loved I really appreciate how it delves into so many details and makes war feel so palpable I seriously love geeking out over all the techie detailsNo rating, did not finish Not really a novel, it seemedof an attempt to alarm complacent Americans about the possible uses of emerging technology in a war between China and the United States Basically, China, allied somehow with Russia, Pearl Harbors us in space, on the ground, and at sea including, literally, Pearl Harbor The authors attempt to humanize the narrative with recurring characters, but they re not really trying the heart of every chapter is a technical description of an No rating, did not finish Not really a novel, it seemedof an attempt to alarm complacent Americans about the possible uses of emerging technology in a war between China and the United States Basically, China, allied somehow with Russia, Pearl Harbors us in space, on the ground, and at sea including, literally, Pearl Harbor The authors attempt to humanize the narrative with recurring characters, but they re not really trying the heart of every cha...Wow What a read If you like fast paced techno thrillers like the Hunt for Red October, you will love this book Also, if you are concerned about the future, and what could happen in a future conflict, read this book The authors, using outside the box thinking, have posited a scenario that is all too plausible We rely totally on our satellites, our command and control, our intelligence assets, our advanced weaponry but what if those things weren t there any, or didn t work This book s Wow What a read If you like fast paced techno thrillers like the Hunt for Red October, you will love this book Also, if you are concerne...

• English
• 07 August 2017
P.W. Singer
• Hardcover
• 404 pages
• 0544142845
• P.W. Singer
• Ghost Fleet