Special forces, strategy and the war on terror : (Record no. 9456)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780415380218 (hbk) :
Terms of availability 75.00GBP
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name FINLAN Alastair
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Special forces, strategy and the war on terror :
Remainder of title warfare by other means /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Alastair Finlan.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Routledge,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 184 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. There is a marked difference between the UK and the USA concerning openness about Special Forces and their operations; in Britain considerable efforts are used to prevent publication of information directly concerning special forces. This book argues that the drawbacks of such secrecy far outweigh any benefits. Also argues that there is an inherent inability in mainstream military thinking to make best use of Special Forces. The book considers and compares UK and US Special Forces in terms of strategy, Cold War era campaigns, issues of command and control, the relationship between Special Forces and mainstream military cultures and equipment, and then looks at how perceptions of Special Forces and their roles have changed since 9-11. Includes discussion of particular events such as Operation Anaconda. Bibliography, index.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element SPECIAL FORCES
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element COUNTERINSURGENCY
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre Red-Spot 06/05/2008 2 355.0218 FIN 23646-1001 09/11/2021 1 03/01/2024 Red Spot