Pearl Harbor Dot Com

by Winn Schwartau

Book Overview

It used to take an entire nation to wage a war. Today it takes only one man. Taki Homosoto survived the hell of Hiroshima. Now, more than 50 years later, the time has come for the Americans to feel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962870064
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Interpact Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

PsyOps Instructor

This book is, in every way, a winner. It is not only a gripping read and great fun, but it is a truly well-written scenario for an information warfare attack against the U.S. Economy.Several years ago, in his bestselling novel Debt of Honor, Tom Clancy scratched the surface of economic information warfare. In Pearl Harbor.com, Winn Schwartau takes the reader through a weeks-long attack against the national information infrastructure.However, the book is not only a thirller. It is throught-provoking in a number of ways, exploring the true psyche of the hacker community; the dependance that Western Civilization now has on Computers; and the spectre of "what if we had to live without it."This book is must-reading for anyone who has anything to do with information security, homeland defense, or economic security. Schwartau's latest book is not only a thriller, but is a wake-up call that clearly shows the dangers of ignoring our critical information systems.

Pearl Harbor Dot Com

Winn Schwartau's latest novel, PEARL HARBOR DOT COM, gives the rest of us non-computer geeks important insight into the fragility of our techno-economy and its vunerability to cyberwar or "information warfare". Winn clearly shows where and how we Americans are vunerable in our comfortable society and just where we need to wakeup to very real terrorist threats, all through telling a story that is fun reading as well... this timely volume illustrates the seriousness of our situation in a format that doesn't require computer literacy. Its important message tells us to wake up to our vunerabilities to protect ourselves and our beloved Constitution... Thanks Winn for writing a book the rest of us can read and enjoy and learn what infowar is all about. This book may be fiction, but the facts it presents are important for every American to know...

Better than a movie!

Hackers, terrorists, falling airplanes, love, betrayal, a bizarre but realistic new york journalist who gets in the middle of it all? What more could you want! Schwartau's PHDC throws all of this at you plus more! With new twists on every page, and a complex but understandable plot, this story will have your eyes glued to its pages, while you living the action as the characters do. The story opens in 1945 Hiroshima as the US drops the Atomic Bomb. We meet Homosoto, an angry, resentful Japanese boy who vows to one day get his revenge. Fifty years later, he does by waging a cyber-war against the United States. But who is on his side? Who is on ours? Why is Tucker Macy Starre in the middle of it all? Though the plot revolves around Information Technology and computers, the average person could read it and love it just as much as anyone familiar with the terms "herf gun", "back orifice" and "motherboard". Schwartau explains the technical stuff in a non-technical way, without interrupting the story or the perpetual action. His unique and down to earth writing, flows easily, allowing the story to play out in your mind. His true-to-life descriptions of his unique characters and his humorous, off-the-wall style leaves you feeling that you not only know the characters but have gone through what the have. Its a great book for anyone interested in computers, terrorism, partiotism, or who just wants an amazing read. I recommend this to everyone! But I warn you : once you start reading it, you may not stop until you finish! :)

Great book for EVERYONE!

This book was fantastic! It had me hooked from the first page to the last! I couldnt put it down for three days - literally that is all that I did - I read this book. It was amazingly well written, the words flowing off the pages, forming a movie in my mind. I could relate to the characters, and found myself growing quite fond of Tucker Macy Starre (the protagonist). The plot was well thought out, compelling, twisted, complex and thought provoking. I loved this book and recommend it to anyone who wants to see a great movie - where YOU cast the stars! lol. But seriously, excellent read, not too technical, a must read for EVERYONE!

fiction, but in reality Information Operations

This book, although fiction, has been written and updated since 1990 before it was published.The Information warfare (Information Operations) aspectscan be considered more reality than fiction.After Sept 11th, it is just waiting for parts of thisfiction to become reality....Great book! Warning: schedule enough time before starting to readas you will read it from the first page till the lastin one time!