Beaumont briefly reviews the history of modern command and control; he then proceeds to examine several specific aspects of modern C2 and C3: its human dimensions, C2 in the nuclear age, Soviet C2, and the prospects for C2 in the technologically advanced future. Because technological growth has been faster than anticipated, the future that Beaumont discusses is largely already here; but despite the fact that some of his material may seem dated to those reading his work over a decade later, the difficulties he foresees are very real (some still neglected) and his analysis refreshingly free of jargon and abstruse theorizing. He includes notes and a select bibliography.
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