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

Author/Creator:

Irwin, Will, 1950- author.

Wilson, Isaiah, 1965- author.

Contributor:

Joint Special Operations University (U.S.). JSOU Press, publisher.

Series:

JSOU report ; 22-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science.

Special forces (Military science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations, map ;

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:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-941715-61-3

OCLC:

1353567632