REVIEW: Ghost Fleet by P W Singer and August Cole
Ghost Fleet A Novel of the Next World War by P W Singer and August Cole Publishing information: Kindle Publisher: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 30 Jun 15 ISNB: 978-0544142848 ASIN: B00LZ7GOI4 Standalone Copy: Provided by publisher Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "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 pa...