James D Kiras

Special Operations Success

Balancing Capabilities and Control

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Special Operations Success establishes a new benchmark in military theory in this deeply analytic and innovative work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 164mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 943g
• ISBN-13: 9780198902065
• ISBN-10: 0198902069
• Artikelnr.: 73288023

Autorenporträt

James D. Kiras has taught at the US Air Force's school of strategy for 20 years. He has published numerous works on irregular warfare, including special operations, terrorism, and insurgency, and serves on the board of special operations organizations in the US and Sweden. He co-founded the Special Operations Research Association and co-edits Inter Populum: The Journal of Special Operations and Irregular Warfare. Professor Kiras served in the Pentagon following the 9/11 attacks and he routinely consults with various special operations units and planning and strategy staffs.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Table
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
Part I
1: Introduction
2: Special Operations Precedents
Part II
3: Special Operations Capabilities
4: Control of Special Operations and Vertical Integration
5: The Theory of Special Operations Coherence
Part III
6: Stretched beyond Footholds: The United Kingdom, 1971-1991
7: System within a System: South African Special Forces, 1972-1992
8: Redefining the System: US Special Operations, 1996-2016
9: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index