A total war of a new type, erupted in 2020 openly and irrevocably from its Beijing epicenter. The opening volleys of this war came to most of the world as a barrage of fear heard round the world . It was the most effective opening salvo of any offensive, 1941 s Pearl Harbor included. This volume traces the evolution of total war as it was conceptualized in the 20th Century into an entirely new and even more total format in the 21st Century, and what that will demand of societies. This is the fourth philosophical and historical saga by renowned author Gregory Copley, following The Art of Victory (2006), UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitis in a Time of Chaos (2012), and Sovereignty in the 21st Century and the Crisis for Identity, Cultures, Nation-States, and Civilizations (2018). This beautifully-crafted book traces the sociological, economic, military, and other factors which were brought to a pivotal point in 2020. It is a textbook for how governments, militaries, and society can understand their options in coping with the totally transformed strategic environment. The book featuers an extensive and unique glossary outlining strategic terms and concepts, which will be valuable for advanced strategic thinkers and lay readers alike. At this time of extraordinary change in every aspect of our lives from a pandemic to a government-inspired worldwide depression to the rise of a more militant and aggressive China this is the kind of new thinking and candid dialogue we need to prepare for a better future. -- Hon. Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives. --Advance review, on the back cover of the book Gregory Copley has drawn together the disparate political, socio-economic, technological, and military forces of our century to show a global transformation startling in its significance for our survival as a people. It signals a social and transnational struggle that can aptly be called total war aimed at preserving or changing our way of life and fundamental institutions. Military power and defense strategies remain critical but their importance must be subsumed in a much broader grand strategy touching unfolding struggles both within and without. This study is a must-read for those who are entrusted with national defense as it will change the way we think about defense budgets, strategies, decisionmaking, and operations. -- Robert S. Wood, Emeritus Dean and Nimitz Chair, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, US Naval War College. --Advance review, on the back of the book Gregory Copley, one of America's foremost strategists, invites us to rethink the current pandemic in its larger context, geographically and historically. He challenges us to examine the reaction of experts , and our own commitment to freedom. The New Total War of the 21st Century is a provocative volume that expands our understanding of these challenges in their broadest context. Read it to understand the challenge we are really facing. -- Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Founder and former President of The Heritage Foundation. --Advance review, on the back cover of the book Western Australian-born Gregory Copley has served for more than more almost five decades as an adviser on strategic issues to a number of national, military, and intelligence leaders. He is Editor-in-Chief of Defense & Foreign Affairs publications, and Director of Intelligence at the Global Information System (GIS), a global strategic intelligence service solely for governments. He is President of the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), based near Washington, DC. Mr Copley founded, within ISSA, The Zahedi Center for the Study of Monarchy, Traditional Governance, and Sovereignty, and earlier established specialist ISSA centers to study issues in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian Ocean, Battlefield Survival, and so on. He has authored or co-authored 36 books (including this volume), and several thousand articles, papers, and lectures on strategic issues, history, energy, aviation, and so on. Recent books include Sovereignty in the 21st Century and the Crisis for Identity, Cultures, Nation-States, and Civilizations (2018), UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos (2012), and The Art of Victory (2006), and others listed elsewhere in this volume. Gregory Copley has received a number of orders and decorations, including, in 2007, being made a Member of the Order of Australia for his contributions to the international community in the field of strategic analysis. He received the Asian Council Award in Japan in 1990, and the Erebus Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographic Society in 2015. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2017. He was, in 2020, created hereditary Marquess of Tana for decades of service to the Ethiopian Crown. Copley has been a keen yachtsman, aviation enthusiast, and industrialist, owning several shipyards, heavy engineering firms, a ship design