| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 311 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"Based on unique inside access, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos explains how special operations forces are reshaping the U.S. military In One Hundred Victories, acclaimed military expert Linda Robinson shows how the special operations forces are-after a decade of intensive combat operations-evolving to become the go-to force for operations worldwide. Robinson has spent much of the last two years in Afghanistan studying the evolution of special ops in their largest and longest deployment since Vietnam. She has lived in mud-walled compounds in the mountains and deserts of insurgent-dominated regions, and obtained exclusive, sustained access to special ops missions, troops, and commanders. She shows the gritty reality of the challenges they undertake, and the constant danger in which they operate. In Afghanistan, SOF have not only faced a determined foe, but also had run-ins with the CIA, found themselves unsupported by conventional forces, and been under constant shellfire from Pakistanis across the border. Incorporating on-the-ground reporting and interviews with key players inside the national defense community, Robinson shows how the special operations are becoming the future of U.S. military strategy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-301) and index. |
| Contents |
Hitting targets -- Into the villages -- The Taliban's home -- Paktika -- On the border -- The burdens of command -- On the same team, or not -- SEALs do foreign internal defense, too -- Good enough? -- Highway one -- Will the valley hold? -- The endgame -- The future of special operations and American warfare. |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Commando operations -- United States.
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Special operations (Military science) -- United States.
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Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Afghanistan -- History.
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Taliban.
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Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-2021
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Afghanistan -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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| ISBN |
9781610391498 hardback |
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1610391497 hardback |
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