Discuss special operations within the context of the various demands created by the war on terror. This title considers the historical experiences of several countries to consider the future of special operations and addresses the crucial question: can land, sea, and air forces incorporate elements of the 'special' to respond to new threats?
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Top-ranking military officers and historians consider the changing role of special forces.
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| PART I THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK |
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Chapter 1 Special Men, Special Missions: The Utility of Special Operations Forces -A Summation |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn |
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Chapter 2 Special Operations Forces in Conventional Armies: "Salvation Army" or "Dirty Dozen"? |
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Lieutenant-Colonel David Last |
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Chapter 3 Special Operations: The Perfect Grand Strategy? |
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Captain (Navy) William H. McRaven |
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Chapter 4 The Evolution of the SOF Soldier: An Anthropological Perspective |
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| PART II HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES |
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Chapter 5 The Special Force Experience with the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG) and the Studies and Observation Group (SOG) in Vietnam |
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Colonel (retired) Scott Crerar |
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Chapter 6 The Evolution of Grenzschutzgruppe (GSG) 9 and the Lessons of "Operation Magic Fire" in Mogadishu |
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General (retired) Ulrich Wegener |
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Chapter 7 Learning Lessons in Special Operations: The Mogadishu Rescue |
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Lieutenant-Colonel J. Paul de B. Taillon |
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Chapter 8 Successes and Failures of Special Forces Operations During the Falklands War |
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| PART III A LOOK AHEAD |
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Chapter 9 Special Operations Forces: The Way Ahead |
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General Peter J. Schoomaker |
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Chapter 10 Special Operations Forces: Visioning for the Future |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Scott Moore |
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| Epilogue: The Next Generation of "Special Operations"? |
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Lieutenant-Colonel David Last |
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| Contributors |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn is an active duty infantry officer, Canadian Forces and adjunct associate professor of history, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). He is also the author of Hook Up!: The Canadian Airborne Compendium of Activities, Exerci
