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The foremost authority on modern war in the English-speaking world examines Europe’s most important conflict since the Second World War.
Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine
More than any other modern war, the fight between Russia and Ukraine has been a tough testing ground for modern weapons and operational concepts.
Drawing on extensive research into the conduct of the war during its first year, Sir Lawrence Freedman assesses the contrasting strategies of the two sides. Ukraine has fought along classical lines, seeking victory through battle. Russia has adopted a more total approach, combining conventional battles with attacks on Ukraine’s socio-economic structure.
Freedman explains why the apparently superior Russian force has been unable to defeat and subjugate Ukraine.
Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine is available for purchase from all good bookstores, and as an e-book.
Sir Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London. Among his books are Strategy: A History (2013) and Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine (2022).
About the author
Lawrence Freedman
Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London.
