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050	0	0	_aUA 34 _bM938o 2017
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100	1		_aMoyar, Mark. _d1971 _eautor.
245	1	0	_aOppose any foe : _bthe rise of America's Special Operations Forces / _cMark Moyar.
246	3	0	_aRise of America's special operations forces
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c[2017]
300			_axx, 402 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aRangers and forcemen -- Raiders and frogmen -- OSS -- The forgotten war -- Vietnam -- JSOC and SOCOM -- Gothic serpent -- Regime change -- Counterinsurgency and counterterrorism -- Overreach -- Conclusion.
520			_a"In a nation where the military is revered, America's Special Operations Forces are the exception to the rule. From raiding enemy compounds under cover of night to advising international resistance movements, special operators have earned a reputation for extraordinary skill and daring. Yet, by the same token, they are accused of overreaching, siphoning personnel from other units, and recklessness that does more harm than good. In Oppose Any Foe, Mark Moyar chronicles the rocky seventy-five year existence of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), from the first Army Rangers during World War II to today's much-lauded Seal Team Six. Since its inception, SOF's popularity, funding, and power have gone through dramatic cycles of boom and bust. Presidents from Roosevelt to Kennedy to Obama have championed the tactical precision of SOF and have allocated them huge budgets, only to have their ambitions undermined by military disasters, infighting at the Pentagon, or congressional opposition. Indeed, the "elite" status of the SOF has led to acts of hubris and dangerous plays for more power with far-reaching consequences. While prejudice against the SOF may be easy to understand, Moyar argues that the Special Operations Forces are a powerful tool--but one which we have yet to properly utilize and appropriately incorporate into military planning. Oppose Any Foe is an ambitious work of military history, but it is propelled by gripping tales of military courage. Weaving together thrilling stories of SOF missions and insightful analyses of the programs' successes and failures, Moyar offers an important institutional coming of age story."--Provided by publisher.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy. _bSpecial Forces _xHistory.
650		0	_aSpecial forces (Military science) _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aSpecial operations (Military science) _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		4	_aFuerzas especiales militares. _xHistoria _94594 _yEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aOperaciones especiales militares _94595
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMoyar, Mark, 1971- author. _tOppose any foe _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Basic Books, [2017] _z9780465093014 _w(DLC) 2016048644
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