Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award 'An indispensable book' Niall Ferguson; 'Remarkable...an eye-popping work' Paul Kennedy; 'Essential for understanding our modern world' Daniel YerginChip War reveals how we can't make sense of politics, economics or technology today without first understanding the central role played by computer chips in shaping the modern world. But the West's lead in this area is under threat. At stake is America's military superiority and the economic prosperity of democratic nations.