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Ghost Fleet
A Novel of the Next World War
Book • 2015
In this 2015 techno-thriller, P.W.
Singer and August Cole explore a future war scenario where a post-communist China, aided by Russia, attacks the United States in the Pacific, leading to the occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.
The novel highlights the reactivation of the US Navy's antiquated 'Ghost Fleet' and the rise of an insurgency by US military personnel and civilians against the Chinese occupiers.
The story incorporates various advanced technologies such as electromagnetic railguns, swarm UAVs, and space-based weaponry, and includes over 400 endnotes to support its technological and geopolitical themes.
Singer and August Cole explore a future war scenario where a post-communist China, aided by Russia, attacks the United States in the Pacific, leading to the occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.
The novel highlights the reactivation of the US Navy's antiquated 'Ghost Fleet' and the rise of an insurgency by US military personnel and civilians against the Chinese occupiers.
The story incorporates various advanced technologies such as electromagnetic railguns, swarm UAVs, and space-based weaponry, and includes over 400 endnotes to support its technological and geopolitical themes.
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Admiral Jamie Fogo as a relevant book discussing warfighting in a contested environment.
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Mentioned by Admiral Jamie Fogo and P.W Singer as a novel and nonfiction book about a potential war between the US and China and Russia.
Admiral Jamie Fogo and P.W Singer as a novel and nonfiction book about a potential war between the US and China and Russia.12 snips
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Jane Perlez in the context of a potential scenario of Russo-Chinese collaboration against the US.
Jane Perlez in the context of a potential scenario of Russo-Chinese collaboration against the US.
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John as something military peers read to conceptualize cyber in the modern battlefield.
John as something military peers read to conceptualize cyber in the modern battlefield.
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