This book examines the US military's use of concepts from nonlinear science, such as chaos and complexity theory, in its efforts to theorise information-age warfare.

Sean T. Lawson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, and has a PhD in Science and Technology Studies.

1. The Enlistment of Nonlinear Science into U.S. Military Discourse: An Introduction 2. Science in the Western Military Tradition: Enlightenment to WWII 3. The Birth of Big Military Science: The Emergence of and Battle over the Systems Sciences 4. Doing Things the Same or Differently: Post-Vietnam Military Reform and the Emergence of an Information Age Theory of War 5. A Pudding with a Theme: The Enlistment of Nonlinear Science and the Emergence of Network-Centric Warfare 6. From Fourth-Generation Warfare to Global Insurgency: Complexity in the Wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom 7. After Action Report and Lessons Learned