Stark, direct and honest. I found this book eye-opening in its discussions on it was about Britain’s lagging military capabilities, grey zone conflict and how it contextualised the changing world order. It is wide-ranging in the topics it covers and while uncomfortable to read in parts I believe it is a necessary wake-up message to the realities of the global order and Britain’s role in a changing world.
Says a lot of things I've been trying to explain very succinctly, and well worth reading if you want a catch up on the way things are from a sensible mind.
I do think Ellwood is too optimistic, but I tried to explain my argument and it turned into a whole rant irrelevant to the book.
If you're the sort of person who was drawn to the cover and blurb, then you're exactly the type of person who would enjoy this book, even if you did disagree at parts like I did.