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Spec Ops - Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice (Paperback, New edition)
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Spec Ops - Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice (Paperback, New edition)
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Vice Adm. William H. McRaven helped to devise the strategy for how
to bring down Osama bin Laden, and commanded the courageous U.S.
military unit that carried it out on May 1, 2011, ending one of the
greatest manhunts in history. In "Spec Ops, "a well-organized and
deeply researched study, McRaven analyzes eight classic special
operations. Six are from WWII: the German commando raid on the
Belgian fort Eben Emael (1940); the Italian torpedo attack on the
Alexandria harbor (1941); the British commando raid on Nazaire,
France (1942); the German glider rescue of Benito Mussolini (1943);
the British midget-submarine attack on the Tirpitz (1943); and the
U.S. Ranger rescue mission at the Cabanatuan POW camp in the
Philippines (1945). The two post-WWII examples are the U.S. Army
raid on the Son Tay POW camp in North Vietnam (1970) and the
Israeli rescue of the skyjacked hostages in Entebbe, Uganda (1976).
McRaven--who commands a U.S. Navy SEAL team--pinpoints six
essential principles of "spec ops" success: simplicity, security,
repetition, surprise, speed and purpose. For each of the case
studies, he provides political and military context, a meticulous
reconstruction of the mission itself and an analysis of the
operation in relation to his six principles. McRaven deems the Son
Tay raid "the best modern example of a successful spec op which]
should be considered textbook material for future missions." His
own book is an instructive textbook that will be closely studied by
students of the military arts. Maps, photos.
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