What does the future of war look like? Why is the world’s most formidable military no longer winning? Is the US military pursuing the wisest course of action in preparing for great power conflict? Two recent books with much in common ask similar questions about what warfare will look like and provide divergent answers regarding where the US needs to go. Written by two professors of PME, both argue that the future of war looks anything but conventional. Indeed, they caution readers to expect more of the same regarding what we have become accustomed to in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two decades.