One hundred victories : special ops and the future of American warfare /
Robinson, Linda,1962-
"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"--
"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"--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index.
Introduction: "You'll have to kill a lot of men like my father" -- Missed opportunities -- 1. Hitting targets -- On the hunt -- Reeder's epiphany -- 2. Into the villages -- The battle for buy-in -- Miller's new idea -- From Black Ops to village ops -- 3. The Taliban's home -- "Who will go with me?" -- Maiwand -- Summer of assassinations -- 4. Paktika -- Chamtu -- Catastrophic success -- To Pirkowti again -- 5. On the border -- ODA 3316 -- Fighting uphill -- Operation Sayaqa -- 6. The burdens of command -- "Who is going to take the blame?" -- Growing pains -- 7. On the same team...or not -- Hugger and slugger -- "We're not going south, are we?" -- 8. SEALs do foreign internal defense, too -- SEALs take charge -- Commandos raise the bar -- The fallen -- 9. Good enough? -- West Paktika -- Aziz leads -- 10. Highway One -- Uprising -- Expulsion -- 11. Will the valley hold? -- A band of brothers -- The last team -- 12. The endgame -- Unity of command at last -- Whither local police? -- Afghan special ops to the fore -- 13. The future of special operations and American warfare.
Afghan War, 2001-
Afghan War, 2001-
Special operations (Military science)
Counterinsurgency
Taliban.