The Shadow War

Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America

De: Jim Sciutto

Narrado por: Jim Sciutto

CNN’s chief national security correspondent reveals the invisible fronts of 21st-century warfare and identifies the ongoing battles being waged - often without the public’s full knowledge - from disinformation campaigns to advanced satellite weaponry.

The United States is currently under attack from multiple adversaries - yet most Americans have no idea of the dangers threatening us. In this eye-opening audiobook, military and intelligence expert and seasoned reporter Jim Sciutto traces the expanding web of attacks that together amount to an undeclared but deeply dangerous war on America.

With in-depth reporting from Ukraine to the South China Sea, Cuba to the earth’s atmosphere, unprecedented access to America’s Space Command, and new information from inside the intelligence agencies tracking election interference, Sciutto draws on his deep knowledge, high-level contacts, and personal experience as a journalist and diplomat to paint the most comprehensive and vivid picture of a nation targeted by a new and disturbing brand of warfare.

America is engaged in a shadow war on multiple fronts, with multiple enemies. The practitioners include America’s most familiar adversaries: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. But unlike conventional warfare, these conflicts are conducted in the shadows, with no formal declaration, and often use multiple sources, from influential businessmen and lawyers to hackers. And it is happening today.

But America is adapting and fighting back. In The Shadow War, Sciutto introduces the dizzying array of soldiers, sailors, submariners and their commanders, space engineers, computer scientists, and civilians who are on the front lines of this new kind of forever war. Intensive and disturbing, this invaluable and important work opens our eyes and makes clear that future war is here.

©2019 Jim Sciotto (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

succinct

Not too political and very succinct in its telling. Gives some good information I wasn't aware of before. He does a very good job with his first hand accounts and walks through some of the backgrounds that lead up to current events you might not have put together before.

The best part it is not full of Nepostism of the US being helpless but instead provides hope that if we pay attention, we very well can be the country that continues to steer world policy. And thank God for that.

Fascinating & Terrifying

Binged in one evening. Very eye-opening. Our country is in trouble . idk how our generals sleep

Open your mind to America's true battlefronts.

America's battlefront is not internal blue versus red. It is protecting itself defending itself from agressor's that want to destroy us.

Frightening

Amazing insight into the current and future course of the world's balance of power. I'm not a big reader but it was hard to put it down.

ESSENTIAL Read

This book dives into the reality of where America stands on Cyber Defense (Spoiler piss poor!) and where our biggest adversary’s stand (spoiler - they knew this was the future and invested big time knowing this was the best way to take us down). It also goes into the intricacies of our relationships with China + Russia and why they approach situations the way they do. This is one of the scariest books you’ll read. And the sad thing Is, you can assume how it will all end. In typical American fashion we will not do shit or take it serious to the extent that we need to until the shit absolutely hits the fan. And when everyone finally looks up and starts saying “okay we really really need to do something about this” you can have the awesome feeling of knowing it’s too late! All you have to do is read this book! Lastly I’d like to say is this. If you read this book and get overwhelmed with fear, you can find solace in knowing that yeah this sucks, and yeah you and I Litterally can’t do anything about it, but this isn’t the only thing that America has detrimentally fucked up! That panic that will ensue upon our society - 1000x’s worse than the original covid panic) once everybody actually understands what’s going on isn’t only applicable to cyber security and the possible civil war that most likly will ensue because of other global powers + our domestic billionaires consantly bombarding social media with fake information and since we’ve defunded schools to the extent that we have in the name of the military budget - which you will see was actually obsolete to the insane extent America has taken it all along, IF u decide to read this book - and also thanks to the Daughters of the Confederacy we can watch not only America but the World burn because 85% of the nation is too fucking stupid to realize the difference between weather and climate. That’s right. This book shouldn’t really concern you because the world is already dead thanks to climate change. We’re just sticking around as long as we possibly can just to watch it rot. Anyways yeah pretty good book, 4 out of 5.

Timely and Important

This book succinctly articulates arguably the most important challenge facing the U.S. and NATO in the next decade. The author also outlines a few practical steps the U.S. and NATO should take in response to non-kenetic threats posed by adversaries. If anyone in the U.S. still doubts that Russia and China are the main geopolitical foes of the U.S., this book should erase that doubt.

Real time and current

Real time and current l though CNN ties are suspect overall good book and informative

Must read

In this age of disinformation, we all owe Jim a huge thanks for putting together such a comprehensive book. Thank you!

Deadpan comedy at its finest!

Haven't laughed so hard in years. The author perfectly parodies a tone-deaf, technically and ethically illiterate cold war-era catspaw of the military industrial complex. Just the sort of character that would have played a supporting villain in a 90s film.

Scary stuff/ world

Everyone should listen to better understand how dangerous Russia and China are to our safety and prosperity.