Battlefield of the Future

BATTLEFIELD OF THE FUTURE


21st Century Warfare Issues

Barry R. Schneider and Lawrence E. Grinter
Editors
September 1995
The Air War College Studies in National Security was established as a forum for research on topics that influence the national security of the United States. Copies of No. 3 in this series are available from the Air War College, 325 Chennault Circle, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-6427. The fax number is (334) 953-7934; the telephone number is (334) 953-2103/DSN 493-2103/7074.

Acknowledgments

We, the editors, wish to thank the authors for their timely responses to our requests for quality work and for meeting deadlines. At the Air War College, we wish to thank Dean Ronald Kurth and Col Theodore Hailes, associate dean for their championing of the Air War College Studies in National Security series. Thanks also are due to Col Robert Hinds, our department chairman, who gave us his support and encouragement when we began work on this project. We also appreciate Maj Gen Peter D. Robinson, Dr Alexander S. Cochran, Dr Robert Wendzel, Dr David Sorenson, Dr Dan Hughes, Dr Bill Martel, Col Joseph Englebrecht, and Dr George Stein, all Air War College faculty, who have taken their time to review chapters written by others. Outside reviewers who also contributed valuable suggestions include: Mr David Kay (SAIC), Col John Ellen, USAF, retired (SAIC), Col Phillip Gardiner, USAF, retired (SAIC), Dr Robert Joseph, director of the NDU Counterproliferation Center; and Phillip E. Lacombe, managing director of the Aerospace Education Foundation. Help was also provided by the Institute for National Security Studies, USAFA, that supported part of Dr Schneider’s research on this project. We are also grateful to MSgt Milton Turner for running interference on the budgetary paperwork, and to Modeyither Jones and Linda Jenkins for their administrative assistance that helped us turn this book out in a timely fashion. At the Air University Press, we wish to thank Dr Elizabeth Bradley, director; Tom Mackin; Thomas Lobenstein; Rebecca McLeod; Steven Garst; and other AU Press editors that gave us valuable suggestions for improving the manuscript in a timely fashion.

Barry R. Schneider & Lawrence E. Grinter


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