Relentless strike : the secret history of Joint Special Operations Command /
"Since the attacks of September 11, one organization has been at the forefront of America's military response. Its efforts turned the tide against al-Qaida in Iraq, killed Bin Laden and Zarqawi, rescued Captain Phillips and captured Saddam Hussein. Its commander can direct cruise missile s...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Ferrari in the garage. A phoenix rises ; JSOC gets its feet wet ; Frustration in the Middle East ; Payoff in Panama ; Manhunts, motorboats, and Mogadishu ; Forging bonds in the Balkans ; Loose nukes and missed opportunities
- A new era dawns. "Fairly ponderous and enormously heavy" ; Risky missions and empty targets ; "Carte blanche" ; Precious cargo ; Rumsfeld falls for JSOC ; Bin Laden slips away ; "Patton's three principles of war"
- Building the machine. Invasion ; The deck of cards ; Building a network ; "JSOC on steroids" ; Snake eyes ; Killing Zarqawi ; A new campaign against an old enemy
- A global campaign. Close target reconnaissance in Syria ; Back to Mogadishu ; Victory in Mosul? ; Rangers step up in Afghanistan ; Hit and miss in Pakistan ; A reckoning in Abbottabad ; Successes, and a failure ; Extortion ; Old enemies, new challenges.