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Force of ChoicePerspectives on Special Operations |
Top-ranking military officers and historians consider the changing role of special forces.
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 address two crucial questions: Does Canada have a special forces ? 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).
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 address two crucial questions: Does Canada have a special forces ? 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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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 94 in series)
228 Pages, 6 x 9
Defence Management Series
ISBN 9781553390435
October 2004
Formats: Cloth, Paperback
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, Exercises and Operations, 1940-2000, Bastard Sons: Canada's Airborne Experience, 1942-1995 and many other books.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Paul de B. Taillon is an analyst in the national security and intelligence field and adjunct professor, War Studies, Royal Military College, Kingston.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Last is an artillery officer, Canadian Forces, acting chair, Military Strategic Studies, and associate professor of political science, Royal Military College, Kingston.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Paul de B. Taillon is an analyst in the national security and intelligence field and adjunct professor, War Studies, Royal Military College, Kingston.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Last is an artillery officer, Canadian Forces, acting chair, Military Strategic Studies, and associate professor of political science, Royal Military College, Kingston.
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