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Special operations theory / foreword by Professor Colin S. Gray ; essays by Charles Cleveland [and 12 others] ; edited by Peter McCabe and Paul Lieber.

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Format:
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Contributor:
Gray, Colin S., writer of foreword.
McCabe, Peter M., editor.
Lieber, Paul S., editor.
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.). JSOU Press, publisher.
Series:
JSOU report ; 17-6.
JSOU Report ; 17-6
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Special operations (Military science)--United States.
Special operations (Military science).
Operational art (Military science).
Special forces (Military science)--United States.
Special forces (Military science).
United States.
Genre:
Online resources.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida : The JSOU Press, 2017.
Contents:
Introduction: Special operations theory / Peter McCabe
Keynote address
Special operations theory / Charles Cleveland, Special Operations Theory Symposium remarks (transcribed) 30 August 2016
Special operations theory and doctrine: a symbiotic relationship / David Baratto
Epistemology, paradigms, and the future of special operations theory / Robert G. Spulak Jr.
Operationalizing SOF theory: a function of understanding SOF power / Bernd Horn
A blueprint for what is possible: the value in a theory of special warfare / Travis Homiak
Civil context for SOF theory / Kurt E. Müller
Outside the box: a theory of special operations / Tom Searle
The future is now: the need for a special operations and SOF theory / Emily Spencer
Do we even need a theory? James Kiras
The President of the United States and special operations theory / Francisco R. Wong-Diaz, Esq.
Two special operations/SOF theory challenges: building depth and avoiding prescription / Harry (Rich) Yarger
Special operations theory: looking ahead / Paul Lieber.
Notes:
"Printed in August 2017."
Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (JSOUP, viewed September 11, 2017).
OCLC:
1003291756

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