James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations,
in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and
sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues
that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding
the relationship existing between moral and material attrition at
the strategic level. He also presents a theoretical framework for
understanding how special operations achieve strategic effects
using a unique synthesis of strategic theory and case studies. This
study shows how the key to understanding how special operations
reside in the concept of strategic attrition and in the moral and
material nature of strategy. It also highlights major figures such
as Carl von Clausewitz, Hans Delbruck, and Mao Zedong, who
understood these complexities and were experts in eroding an
enemy's will to fight. These and other examples provide a superb
explanation of the complexities of modern strategy and the place of
special operations in a war of attrition. This book will be of
great interest to all students and scholars with an interest in
special forces and of strategic and military studies in general.
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