United States Special Operations Forces / David Tucker, Christopher J. Lamb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, David, 1951-

Contributor:

Lamb, Christopher J. (Christopher Jon), 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special forces (Military science)--United States.

Special forces (Military science).

United States--Armed Forces--Commando troops.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In October and November of 2001, small numbers of soldiers from the Army Special Forces entered Afghanistan, linked up with elements of the Northern Alliance (an assortment of Afghanis opposed to the Taliban), and, in a remarkably short period of time, destroyed the Taliban regime. Trained to work with indigenous forces and personnel like the Northern Alliance, these soldiers, sometimes riding on horseback, combined modern military technology with ancient techniques of central Asian warfare in what was later described as ""the first cavalry charge of the twenty-first century.""I

Contents:

Special operations forces and the War on Terrorism

Selection and training

History

Somalia

SOF roles and missions

SOF and the future of warfare

Restructuring special operations forces

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-273) and index.

ISBN:

9786613627896

9781280598067

1280598069

9780231506892

0231506899

OCLC:

826479128