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Polemology --- War --- Military history, Modern --- Escalation (Military science) --- Military history, Modern. --- War. --- Escalation (Military science).

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STRATEGY --- DECEPTION (MILITARY SCIENCE) --- MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE --- Polemology

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In a nation where the military is revered, America's Special Operations Forces are the exception to the rule. From raiding enemy compounds under cover of night to advising international resistance movements, special operators have earned a reputation for extraordinary skill and daring. Yet, by the same token, they are accused of overreaching, siphoning personnel from other units, and recklessness that does more harm than good. The author chronicles here the rocky seventy-five year existence of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), from the first Army Rangers during World War II to today's much-lauded Seal Team Six. Since its inception, SOF's popularity, funding, and power have gone through dramatic cycles of boom and bust. Presidents from Roosevelt to Kennedy to Obama have championed the tactical precision of SOF and have allocated them huge budgets, only to have their ambitions undermined by military disasters, infighting at the Pentagon, or congressional opposition. Indeed, the 'elite' status of the SOF has led to acts of hubris and dangerous plays for more power with far-reaching consequences. While prejudice against the SOF may be easy to understand, the author argues that the Special Operations Forces are a powerful tool - but one which we have yet to properly utilize and appropriately incorporate into military planning.

Polemology --- United States --- SPECIAL FORCES (MILITARY SCIENCE)--USA--HISTORY --- SPECIAL OPERATIONS (MILITARY SCIENCE)--USA--HISTORY --- United States of America

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Polemology --- Conflicten met lage intensiteit (Krijgskunst) --- Conflicts [Low-intensity ] (Military science) --- Conflits armés de basse intensité --- Conflits de basse intensité (Science militaire) --- Conflits de faible intensité --- Guerre de basse intensité --- Guerre non conventionnelle --- Guerres de basse intensité --- Low intensity conflicts (Military science) --- Low-intensity operations (Military science) --- Low-level conflicts (Military science) --- Militaire tactiek --- Military tactics --- Operations [Low-intensity ] (Military science) --- Protracted conflicts (Military science) --- Protracted warfare (Military science) --- Small wars --- Tactics --- Tactique militaire --- Wars [Small ] --- Military history [Modern ] --- 19th century

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It is said that deception among people in a civilized society is something to be loathed even though it seems to be part of human nature; but deception in war is a virtue. Properly designed and executed, stratagems reduce the horrific costs of war. This book is a comprehensive collection of classic articles on deception, hand-picked and expertly introduced by well-known experts on military deception. The purpose of this book is to set in motion a renaissance for using deception as an instrument of statecraft. The various sections are designed to cumulatively provide sufficient breadth and depth.

Deception (Military science) --- Military art and science --- Fighting --- Military power --- Military science --- Warfare --- Warfare, Primitive --- Naval art and science --- War --- Military intelligence --- Polemology