Oppose Any Foe; The Rise of America's Special Operations Forces
New York: Basic Books, 2017. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xx, 402, [8] pages. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Mark A. Moyar (born May 12, 1971) is the Director of the Office for Civilian-Military Cooperation at the US Agency for International Development. He served previously as the Director of the Project on Military and Diplomatic History at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and has been a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a member of the Hoover Institution Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict. His articles on historical and current events have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. During his time as a Senior Fellow at the Joint Special Operations University (2013-2015), he published three lengthy studies on special operations—in Colombia, Afghanistan, and Mali: Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police, Countering Violent Extremism in Mali, and Persistent Engagement in Colombia. An acclaimed military historian charts the history of America's Special Operations Forces, highlighting both the heroism of America's finest soldiers and the strategic limits of special operations. Special Operations Forces have grown into about 70,000 troops, including Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Special Operations Marines, Rangers, and Delta Force. America's Special Operations Forces have become the most popular members of the military. Through nighttime raids on enemy compounds and combat advising of resistance movements, special operators have etched their names into the nation's registry of heroes. Special Operations Forces have had to reinvent themselves time and again to prove their value in the face of fierce critics-many of them from the conventional military, which from the start opposed the segregation of talent in special units. Oppose Any Foe presents the first comprehensive history of these special warriors and their daring missions. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Army Rangers, OSS, Strategic Services, JSOC, SOCOM, Counterinsurgency, Counterterrorism, Joint Special Operations Command, Green Berets, William Darby, Delta Force, William Donovan, Forcement, First Special Service Force, Hostage Rescue, Merrill's Ma
ISBN: 978046503933
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Price: $27.50