Strategic Warfare in Cyberspace (review)

According to Lt. Col. Gregory Rattray, commander of the United States Air Force's 23rd Information Operations Squadron, strategic operations in cyberspace will be a major part of twenty-first-century warfare. Rattray offers this book to help us understand the challenges involved in waging "cyberwar"—military operations in cyberspace directed at attacking an adversary and protecting friendly centers of gravity (the points upon which Carl von Clausewitz said all military effort should be directed). Rattray's goal is to provide historical context and detailed analysis upon which the U.S. military can ground policy, reorganizations, and investment in the realm of cyberspace. Unfortunately, he misses his mark.