Special forces, strategy and the war on terror : (Record no. 9456)
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fixed length control field | 01301cam a2200157 4500 |
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) | |
i | 23646-1001 |
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s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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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 |