Ghost Fleet
2015 • 419 pages
Ratings9
Average rating3.4
15
Ratings9
Average rating3.4
"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. "--
Reviews with the most likes.
An interesting read for the ideas and potential challenges or technological applications of a future war. An imaginative work more so than a literary one, I would consider it instructive in helping people (particularly those in the military or defense world) think about current postures and various technologies.
Quite good. The writers obviously know their subject.
It could happen.
Entertaining Intro to Current/future military tech
This was an entertaining story that has a lot of the notes and links to current trends and possible results in the future for military technology. Revolves around the supposed Chinese invasion of Hawaii and the tech involved on both sides. There are a few elements that have not come to full fruition yet but are used extensively throughout the book. I found it enjoyable.
