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How can a small group of soldiers attack a numerically superior force in an entrenched position and hope to succeed? It may sound impossible, but this is what special operations is all about. Bill McRaven commands a team of SEALs, the U.S. Navy's elite special operations force. Accomplishing the seemingly impossible is the day-to-day business of McRaven and his SEALs and other special operators such as Green Berets, Britain's Special Air Service and Russia's Spetznaz. In SPEC OPS you learn the secrets of the trade: get on target fast and maintain relative superiority throughout the area of vulnerability. It worked for the Germans who clobbered the Belgians at Fort Eben Emael before they knew what hit them. It worked for the Israelis who dropped in at Entebbe and executed the perfected prisoner rescue. Special operations forces are able to beat the odds because their preparation, firepower, speed on target, and moral commitment give them the ultimate edge over their opponents. When you fight like this you almost can't lose. William H. McRaven has been a U.S. Navy SEAL since 1978 and is currently the commanding officer of SEAL Team Three, based at Coronado, California. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and has received a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Vice Adm. William H. McRaven helped to devise the strategy for how to bring down Osama bin Laden, and commanded the courageous U.S. military unit that carried it out on May 1, 2011, ending one of the greatest manhunts in history. In Spec Ops, a well-organized and deeply researched study, McRaven analyzes eight classic special operations. Six are from WWII: the German commando raid on the Belgian fort Eben Emael (1940); the Italian torpedo attack on the Alexandria harbor (1941); the British commando raid on Nazaire, France (1942); the German glider rescue of Benito Mussolini (1943); the British midget-submarine attack on the Tirpitz (1943); and the U.S. Ranger rescue mission at the Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines (1945). The two post-WWII examples are the U.S. Army raid on the Son Tay POW camp in North Vietnam (1970) and the Israeli rescue of the skyjacked hostages in Entebbe, Uganda (1976). McRaven—who commands a U.S. Navy SEAL team—pinpoints six essential principles of “spec ops” success: simplicity, security, repetition, surprise, speed and purpose. For each of the case studies, he provides political and military context, a meticulous reconstruction of the mission itself and an analysis of the operation in relation to his six principles. McRaven deems the Son Tay raid “the best modern example of a successful spec op [which] should be considered textbook material for future missions.” His own book is an instructive textbook that will be closely studied by students of the military arts. Maps, photos.

McRaven, commander of a team of SEALs, the U.S. Navy's elite special operators, shows readers the secrets of the trade: get on target fast and maintain relative superiority throughout the area of vulnerability. 48 photos. Maps & line drawings.

Om krigsførelse med specialstyrker. Bogen skildrer en række særlige operationer fra 2. Verdenskrig og frem til 1976. - Tyske Hær, Eben Emael 1940; Italienske Hær, Alexandria 1941; Britiske Hær, Operation Chariot, Saint-Nazaire 1942; Operation Oak, Benito Mussolini 1943; Tirpitz 1943; U.S. Rangers, Cabanatuan 1945; U.S. Army, Operation Kingpin, Son Tay 1970; Israelske Hær, Operation Jonathan, Entebbe 1976; Raids The Theory of Special Operations THe German Attack on Eben Emael The Italian Manned Torpedo Attack at Alexandria Operation Chariot: The British Raid on Saint-Nazaire Operation Oak: The Rescue of Benito Mussolini Operation Source: Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz The U.S. Ranger Raid on Cabanatuan Operation Kingpin: THe U.S. Army Raid on Son Tay Operation Jonathan: The Israeli Raid on Entebbe The commander of SEAL Team Three shows how a small group of specially trained soldiers can accomplish their mission despite a numerically superior enemy