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Spec Ops: Case Studies In Special Operations Warfare: Theory And Practice
Vice Adm. William H. McRaven helped to devise the strategy for how to bring down Osama bin Laden, and commanded the courageous U.S. military unit that carried it out on May 1, 2011, ending one of the greatest manhunts in history. In Spec Ops, a well-organized and deeply researched study, McRaven analyzes eight classic special operations. Six are from WWII: the German comma...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
June 1st 1996
by Presidio Press
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Vice Admiral William McRaven is a bit of a legend in the Special Ops world. The current head of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has been leading, planning and directing SEAL Team Ops since Jesus was playing fullback for Nazareth.
Word on the street is he played a pretty key role in the death of Bin Laden. He may not have pulled the trigger but it was his command that planned and executed the Op. Panetta, former head of the CIA, is said to have handed Operation Neptune's Spear ...more
Word on the street is he played a pretty key role in the death of Bin Laden. He may not have pulled the trigger but it was his command that planned and executed the Op. Panetta, former head of the CIA, is said to have handed Operation Neptune's Spear ...more
"Spec Ops--Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice" by William H. McRaven.
Quite often, books about special forces are heavily based on anecdote and action. They still explain and illuminate the tasks and missions of special forces, if the reader pays attention to the details and connects all the dots. William R. McRaven eschews that approach and makes the case for special forces in his book "Spec Ops", a book he penned while commander of Sea...more
Quite often, books about special forces are heavily based on anecdote and action. They still explain and illuminate the tasks and missions of special forces, if the reader pays attention to the details and connects all the dots. William R. McRaven eschews that approach and makes the case for special forces in his book "Spec Ops", a book he penned while commander of Sea...more
Referenced in an article in The Atlantic titled "From Roman Legions to Navy SEALs: Military Raiding and its Discontents" http://www.theatlantic.com/international...
This book was written by a Navy Seal, former CO of a Seal Team and XO of a Special Warfare Group. Great guy and a great book. He discusses in detail a series of "special operations" and then evaluates why it was successful or not. From this he establishes a set of rules to guide Spec Ops planners as they prepare to send men into harms way.
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