Title: Force of Choice: Perspectives on Special Operations (Queen's Policy Studies Series)
Publisher: Defence Management Series
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1553390423
ISBN 13: 9781553390428
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good

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'Special operations' conjures images of SAS commandos in the Falklands, black-clad supermen taking out hijackers, or super-hackers in virtual wars. 'Special' by virtue of training and employment, these elite military forces continue to be deployed by major powers. In "Force of Choice" top-ranking American, British, Canadian, and German officials discuss special operations within the context of the new demands created by the war on terror. Contributors, many with practical military experience, argue that strategic planners and political leaders must reconcile the historical reality of special operations with the new circumstances in which countries like Canada must now pursue international security and stability, especially when the line between special and conventional is being redrawn."Force of Choice" considers the historical experiences of several countries to consider the future of special operations and addresses the crucial question: can land, sea, and air forces incorporate elements of the 'special' to respond to new threats? Contributors include Alan Bell (British Armed Forces, Royal Marine Commandos, and Special Air Service Regiment), Colonel Scott Crerar (Special Forces), Captain William H. McRaven (active-duty United States Naval Officer, Special Warfare), General Peter J. Schoomaker (US Army, special and conventional operations), Lieutenant-Colonel Scott Moore (Future Concepts Branch, Center for Operations, Plans and Policy), Dr. Anna Simons (associate professor, Naval Postgraduate School, California), and General Ulrich Wegener (German Federal Border Guard).

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Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn is an active duty infantry officer, Canadian Forces and adjunct associate professor of history, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). He is also the author of Hook Up!: The Canadian Airborne Compendium of Activities, Exerci

Lieutenant-Colonel David Last is an artillery officer, Canadian Forces, acting chair, Military Strategic Studies, and associate professor of political science, Royal Military College. Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn is an active duty infantry officer, Cana

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