Special Forces, Strategy and the War on Terror: Warfare By Other Means

This volume undertakes a systematic analysis of the relationship between Special Forces and contemporary strategy, explaining the resurgence of interest in Special Forces, particularly in the West, by exploring their appeal over traditional conventional force options in the current ‘War on Terror’.

Special Forces, Terrorism and Strategy comprises four overarching themes:

• theory and practice
• command and control
• culture and technology
• operations and the ‘War on Terror’.

By developing a cr...