Special Operations in World War II: British and American Irregular Warfare Volume 39

by Andrew L. Hargreaves

British and American commanders first used modern special forces in support of conventional military operations during World War II. Since then, although special ops have featured prominently in popular culture and media coverage of wars, the academic study of irregular warfare has remained as elusive as the practitioners of special operations themselves. This book is the first comprehensive study of the development, application, and value of Anglo-American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806194065
• ISBN13: 9780806194066
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 432 Pages