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The fourth age of SOF : the use and utility of Special Operations Forces in a new age / Will Irwin and Isaiah "Ike" Wilson III.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Irwin, Will, 1950- author.
- Wilson, Isaiah, 1965- author.
- Series:
- JSOU report ; 22-1.
- JSOU report ; 22-1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- U.S. Special Operations Command.
- Special operations (Military science)--United States.
- Special operations (Military science).
- Special forces (Military science)--United States.
- Special forces (Military science).
- Special operations (Military science)--United States--History.
- Special forces (Military science)--United States--History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 117 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Other Title:
- Fourth age of Special Operations Forces
- Use and utility of Special Operations Forces in a new age
- Place of Publication:
- MacDill Air Force Base, Florida : JSOU Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "This sweeping monograph chronicles the history of modern Special Operations Forces (SOF) and insightfully describes their new challenges. The authors have compiled an excellent, concise history of SOF's three earlier ages: 1941-1960, 1961-1979, and 1980-2020, setting the stage for projecting SOF's Fourth-Age roles in the emerging era of strategic competition. The early years were not easy, but with determination and perseverance, the SOF community prevailed, and four decades of remarkable and unprecedented SOF achievements resulted. As they begin their Fourth Age, SOF will again be challenged."-- Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- The four ages of SOF
- A compound security dilemma
- The utility of fourth-age SOF in compound security.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-117).
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (JSOU, viewed December 6, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Irwin, Will, 1950- Fourth age of SOF
- OCLC:
- 1353567632
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