Rapid Reaction Forces
Publisher: Crowood/Airlife Publishing Ltd
Published: February 23, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781840372717
Subjects: Peacekeeping operations; Special & elite forces; Weapons & equipment; 21st century; c 1990 to c 2000; Military - Strategy; History; History - Military / War; Military; Europe; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Military Science; History / Military / Aviation
First sentence: As a result of its strategic defence review and the initial success of the joint rapid reaction force concept in 1996, the UK set out to create a more capable, better-supported rapid reaction force with the kind of strategic and tactical back-up transport that would make it easily deployable.