Special operations have played a key role throughout the history of conflict from the Trojan War to the great arms struggles of the 20th century. This volume in

During World War II, the British formed a secret division, the 'SOE' or Special Operations Executive, in order to support resistance organisations in occupied E

“Over the past dozen years special operations forces (SOF) have been one of the few areas of growth and expansion in a number of militaries. This growth and e

This book argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship between moral and material attrition - this is achieved by

The conflict in Iraq is characterized by three faces of war: interstate conflict, civil war, and insurgency. The Coalition's invasion of Iraq in March 2003 bega