The fourth age of SOF : the use and utility of Special Operations Forces in a new age / Will Irwin and Isaiah "Ike" Wilson III.
| Author/creator | Irwin, Will, 1950- author. |
| Other author | Wilson, Isaiah, 1965- author. |
| Other author | Joint Special Operations University (U.S.). JSOU Press, publisher. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | MacDill Air Force Base, Florida : JSOU Press, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 117 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo189529 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Fourth age of Special Operations Forces |
| Portion of title | Use and utility of Special Operations Forces in a new age |
| Series | JSOU report ; 22-1 JSOU report ; https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005065415 ; 22-1. ^A1324303 |
| Contents | The four ages of SOF -- A compound security dilemma -- The utility of fourth-age SOF in compound security. |
| Abstract | "This sweeping monograph chronicles the history of modern Special Operations Forces (SOF) and insightfully describes their new challenges. The authors have compiled an excellent, concise history of SOF's three earlier ages: 1941-1960, 1961-1979, and 1980-2020, setting the stage for projecting SOF's Fourth-Age roles in the emerging era of strategic competition. The early years were not easy, but with determination and perseverance, the SOF community prevailed, and four decades of remarkable and unprecedented SOF achievements resulted. As they begin their Fourth Age, SOF will again be challenged."-- Publisher's website. |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-117). |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (JSOU, viewed December 6, 2022). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Irwin, Will, 1950- Fourth age of SOF 9781941715611 |
| GPO item number | 0379-V-05 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | D 16.15/16-2:15/22-1 |