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020 _z9781610391504 (ebook)
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100 1 _aRobinson, Linda,
_d1962-
245 1 0 _aOne hundred victories :
_bspecial ops and the future of American warfare /
_cLinda Robinson.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPublicAffairs,
_c[2013]
300 _axix, 311 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"Based on unique inside access, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos explains how special operations forces are reshaping the U.S. military In One Hundred Victories, acclaimed military expert Linda Robinson shows how the special operations forces are-after a decade of intensive combat operations-evolving to become the go-to force for operations worldwide. Robinson has spent much of the last two years in Afghanistan studying the evolution of special ops in their largest and longest deployment since Vietnam. She has lived in mud-walled compounds in the mountains and deserts of insurgent-dominated regions, and obtained exclusive, sustained access to special ops missions, troops, and commanders. She shows the gritty reality of the challenges they undertake, and the constant danger in which they operate. In Afghanistan, SOF have not only faced a determined foe, but also had run-ins with the CIA, found themselves unsupported by conventional forces, and been under constant shellfire from Pakistanis across the border. Incorporating on-the-ground reporting and interviews with key players inside the national defense community, Robinson shows how the special operations are becoming the future of U.S. military strategy"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index.
650 0 _aAfghan War, 2001-
_xCampaigns.
650 0 _aAfghan War, 2001-
_xCommando operations
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSpecial operations (Military science)
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aCounterinsurgency
_zAfghanistan
_xHistory
_y21st century.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xArmed Forces
_zAfghanistan
_xHistory.
610 2 0 _aTaliban.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xPolitics and government
_y2001-
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xHistory, Military
_y21st century.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / Special Forces.
_2bisacsh
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