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Black Ops: The Rise of Special Forces in the C.I.A., the S.A.S., and Mossad

Door Tony Geraghty

Categorie
Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer
#266648
Titel
Black Ops: The Rise of Special Forces in the C.I.A., the S.A.S., and Mossad
Auteur
Geraghty, Tony
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York, Pegasus Books
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
1605980978
ISBN13
9781605980973
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

After eight challenging years in Afghanistan, the new U. S. strategy, aimed at winning hearts and minds rather than search-and-destroy, refocuses the conflict on Special Forces: unorthodox soldiers who work outside of traditional military forces to combine secret military operations with nation building. Tony Geraghty, an expert author in this field for almost thirty years, unveils the extraordinary evolution of this refined style of war-making from its roots in anti-guerrilla warfare in Ireland and Palestine, by way of the creation of the C. I. A., the S. A. S., the Green Berets, and America Office of Strategic Services (O. S. S.), and many others. Israel's Special Forces, including Mossad, are an organic part of the same coherent history, and their story is narrated here for the first
... (Lees verder)time. This history is more than a tale of derring-do, although James Bond-like characters stalk every page. it is a sweeping examination of Black Ops at a time when they represent the future of an open-ended global war against terrorism.
Pagina's
440
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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