Description: A revolution on the battlefield is changing how wars are fought. Remote-controlled drones take out terrorists in Afghanistan, while the number of unmanned systems in Iraq has gone from zero to 12,000 in five years. But it is only the start.
Brief description:
P. W. Singer, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, has worked in the Pentagon and consulted for the departments of Defense and State, the CIA, and Congress. The author of several books, he has also written for such publications as the New York Times and Foreign Affairs.
Review Quotes:
"Riveting and comprehensive, encompassing every aspect of the rise of military robotics, from the historical to the ethical."
-- "Financial Times (London)"