This heavily illustrated book provides a detailed examination of ground warfare in the past 20 years and looks ahead to the immediate future decade. Using lessons drawn from recent history, this revolutionary new book by Leigh Neville looks in detail at ground warfare and how wars will be fought in the coming decade. Each chapter details one key aspect of modern ground warfare expertly assessing the technologies and tactics in use at the sharp end. From artillery, nicknamed the 'God of War', to combat engineering, to the so-called 'battlefield taxis' or Infantry Fighting Vehicles, each chapter is packed full of detail and unpublished photographs. This book reveals the increasing importance of the 'grey zone' where psychological and cyber operations will have a direct impact on the ground and the cutting edge technology such as drone swarms that are already dominating the battlespace. But Leigh Neville also makes a case for the continued importance of the infantry, the backbone of any effective army, showing that technology can only do so much and only then if in the hands of well-trained boots on the ground. He also offers an assessment of special operations forces, their role in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations throughout the last two decades, and how prepared they are for possible operations against the evolving threats of Iran, Korea, Russia, or even China. Packed full of case studies from conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as Syria, Yemen, and Mali, Boots on the Ground offers a fascinating insight into how the armies and battlefields of the future will look.