ReviewsThis book is an attempt to explain to the governments of the West why the post-cold-war world is not a peaceful place, and what they will have to do if they are to avoid paying the costs of unreadiness., Pacifists and near pacifists will read General Odom's book with a sinking heart. Nonetheless they and the realists will be astonished at the number of reasons nations go to war., " Pacifists and near pacifists will read General Odom's book with a sinking heart. Nonetheless they and the realists will be astonished at the number of reasons nations go to war. " --Robert A. Fangmeier, ENCOUNTER " ...one of the better discussions of the optimum American military strategy for the post-Cold War world....well informed. " --Robert A. Fangmeier, ENCOUNTER, Booklist " This book is an attempt to explain to the governments of the West why the post-cold-war world is not a peaceful place, and what they will have to do if they are to avoid paying the costs of unreadiness. " --Robert A. Fangmeier, ENCOUNTER, The Economist " ...something here for everyone... " --Robert A. Fangmeier, ENCOUNTER, U.S. Army War College Quarterly " Gen. William Odom brings to this work the same hardheaded realism that served him so well as an intelligence specialist on the Soviet Union. This realism enhances his assessment of the new security environment... " --Robert A. Fangmeier, ENCOUNTER, The Washington Times, Gen. William Odom brings to this work the same hardheaded realism that served him so well as an intelligence specialist on the Soviet Union. This realism enhances his assessment of the new security environment..., ...one of the better discussions of the optimum American military strategy for the post-Cold War world....well informed.
SynopsisHow will war change now that the world is no longer in two camps? Is the ethnic conflict in Eastern and Central Europe the wave of the future? What changes will technological advances dictate? General Odom considers how the structure and strategy of the U.S. armed forces must change in the post-Cold War world. He looks at intelligence, logistics, research and development, and space, and he pinpoints the regions and potential conflicts that might justify U.S. intervention.