TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartles,Charles K.
AU  - Blocksome,Patricia J.
AU  - Cox,Dan
AU  - DePolo,James M.
AU  - Harkins,Homer W.
AU  - Johnson,Steven R
AU  - Joslyn,Nathanael
AU  - Kenny,Mike
AU  - Kiras,James D.
AU  - Lieber,Paul S.
AU  - Marsh,Christopher
AU  - Parker,Kevin L.
AU  - Reiley,Peter J.
AU  - Rubright,Richard
AU  - Zweibelson,Ben
TI  - Special Operations: Out of the Shadows 
SN  - 9781626378377
AV  - U262 
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Boulder : 
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, 
KW  - Special operations (Military science)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Militär
KW  - gnd
KW  - Strategie
KW  - Kriegführung
KW  - Kommandotruppe
KW  - Operation
KW  - Geheimunternehmen
KW  - Militärmission
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Special Operations: Out of the Shadows --; PART 1 Special Operations in Theory and Concept --; 2 The Dangers of Theory --; 3 The Value of Theory --; 4 The Human Factor --; 5 The Resurgence of Special Warfare --; 6 Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare --; 7 Design Thinking for Special Operations --; 8 Design Thinking for Leadership of Special Operations Forces --; PART 2 Special Operations in Action --; 9 The Strategic Paradox and Third-Party Proxies --; 10 Russia’s Response to the New Western Way of War --; 11 Psychological Operations to Counter Online Radicalization --; 12 Foreign Internal Defense and Security Force Assistance --; 13 Combating Transnational Organized Crime --; PART 3 Conclusion --; 14 Special Operations Forces in an Era of Great Power Competition --; Acronyms --; Bibliography --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access
N2  - Why have special operations forces become a key strategic tool in the conduct of modern warfare? How do these specially trained and equipped elite units function? What types of missions do they conduct?  Special Operations: Out of the Shadows addresses these questions and more in a comprehensive survey of special ops, encompassing cutting-edge research, current debates, and critical case studies
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626378377
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626378377
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626378377/original
ER  -