An indispensable book for understanding how war works in today's world.
Since February 2022, images of battles, tank columns and weapons systems have appeared on front pages and news programs around the world.
We talk about war constantly, but we rarely understand what we see: what makes a position invincible, why logistics determine battles more than courage, how skies are defended, or what changes when drones become the cheapest and most lethal weapons on the battlefield.Juanjo Fernandez, an engineer and defense analyst who has participated in missions in Latvia, Lebanon, and the Balkans, analyzes the mechanics of real modern combat with precision and clarity.
The book addresses the key concepts that define warfare, such as doctrine, analyzes major weapons systems – artillery, missiles, tanks, air defense and long-range weapons – and analyzes more complex operations with real examples and photographs.All this with the invasion of Ukraine as a common thread, and the conviction that as China and the United States remilitarize the planet, understanding defense is no longer a matter for specialists.
