Special Operations : Out of the Shadows /

Why have special operations forces become a key strategic tool in the conduct of modern warfare? How do these specially trained and equipped elite units function? What types of missions do they conduct?  Special Operations: Out of the Shadows addresses these questions and more in a comprehensive sur...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bartles, Charles K. (Contribuidor), Blocksome, Patricia J. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Cox, Dan (Contribuidor), DePolo, James M. (Contribuidor), Harkins, Homer W. (Contribuidor), Johnson, Steven R (Contribuidor), Joslyn, Nathanael (Contribuidor), Kenny, Mike (Contribuidor), Kiras, James D. (Contribuidor, Editor ), Lieber, Paul S. (Contribuidor), Marsh, Christopher (Contribuidor, Editor ), Parker, Kevin L. (Contribuidor), Reiley, Peter J. (Contribuidor), Rubright, Richard (Contribuidor), Zweibelson, Ben (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
Temas:
Special operations (Military science)
Special operations (Military science) > Case studies.
Special operations (Military science).
Militär
Strategie
Kriegführung
Kommandotruppe
Operation > Militär
Geheimunternehmen
Militärmission
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Special Operations: Out of the Shadows
  • PART 1 Special Operations in Theory and Concept
  • 2 The Dangers of Theory
  • 3 The Value of Theory
  • 4 The Human Factor
  • 5 The Resurgence of Special Warfare
  • 6 Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare
  • 7 Design Thinking for Special Operations
  • 8 Design Thinking for Leadership of Special Operations Forces
  • PART 2 Special Operations in Action
  • 9 The Strategic Paradox and Third-Party Proxies
  • 10 Russia's Response to the New Western Way of War
  • 11 Psychological Operations to Counter Online Radicalization
  • 12 Foreign Internal Defense and Security Force Assistance
  • 13 Combating Transnational Organized Crime
  • PART 3 Conclusion
  • 14 Special Operations Forces in an Era of Great Power Competition
  • Acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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