Special Operations and Strategy: From World War II to the War on Terrorism

by James D. Kiras and James Kiras

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415459494
• ISBN13: 9780415459495
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"