Casting light on the shadows : Canadian perspectives on special operations forces / edited by Colonel Bernd Horn and Major Tony Balasevicius ; foreword by Colonel David Barr.: D2-193/2007E-PDF
"It has become a cliché to state that the world changed dramatically in the aftermath of the terrorist attack against the World Trade Center in New York City on 11 September 2001. However, it did, and that heinous act has had dramatic repercussions around the globe. Canada has not been exempt. The cataclysmic event and its consequences altered how we look at the world. It was also important in determining the type of military forces we as a nation required to defend Canadian interests domestically and internationally. Not surprisingly, as the Canadian Forces continues to undergo a major transformation, a key component of its reconfiguration is the establishment of a Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). This new command provides the nation with agile, high-readiness Special Operations Forces capable of conducting special operations across the spectrum of conflict at home and abroad. However, as effective as SOF has proven to be worldwide, it remains poorly understood by the conventional military, politicians, and the public at large. This seminal book opens a window on Special Operations Forces. In short, it provides an authoritative examination of SOF theory, history, and current issues, as well as provocative views on the future"--Foreword, pages [9]-10.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of National Defence, issuing body. |
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| Title | Casting light on the shadows : Canadian perspectives on special operations forces / edited by Colonel Bernd Horn and Major Tony Balasevicius ; foreword by Colonel David Barr. |
| Variant title | Canadian perspectives on special operations forces |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | Digitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program. Issued also in French under title: Lumières sur les forces de l'ombre : une perspective canadienne sur les forces d'opérations spéciales. Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword by Colonel David Barr -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction by Bernd Horn and Tony Balasevicius -- Part I. Theoretical foundation to understanding Special Operations Forces. 1, Special Operations Forces: uncloaking an Enigma / Bernd Horn -- 2, Finding the right stuff: Special Operations Forces selection / Tony Balasevicius -- 3, Understanding excellence: training Special Operations Forces / Tony Balasevicius -- 4, Thinking outside the box: understanding SOF leadership / Tony Balasevicius -- 5, When cultures collide: the conventional military /SOF chasm / Bernd Horn -- 6, When the Guns Stop: Leveraging SOF for Post-Conflict Success / Bernd Horn -- Part II. Historical context. 7, "Avenging Angels": the ascent of SOF as the force of choice in the new security environment / Bernd Horn -- 8, Who has seen the wind? A historical overview of Canadian special operations / Sean M. Maloney -- 9, Seamless black? observations on the Canadian SOF experience / Michael A. Hennessy -- 10, Special Operations Forces: relevant, ready, and precise / Jamie W. Hammond -- Part III. The way ahead for Canadian Special Operations Forces. 11, Putting a square peg in a round hole: finding a special forces capability for the Canadian Army / Tony Balasevicius -- 12, The evolving requirements of the Canadian Special Operations Forces: a future concept paper / J. Paul de B. Taillon -- 13, Canadian Special Operations Forces: a blueprint for the future / Bernard J. Brister -- Afterword by Bernd Horn and Tony Balasevicius -- Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Index. Issued also in printed form. |
| Publishing information | Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Dundurn Press ; Kingston, Ontario, Canada : Canadian Defence Academy Press ; [Ottawa] : Department of National Defence : Public Works and Government Services Canada, [2007] ©2007 |
| Author / Contributor | Horn, Bernd, 1959- editor. |
| Description | 1 online resource (324 pages) |
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| Subject terms | Special forces (Military science) -- Canada. Canada -- History, Military -- 20th century. Canada -- History, Military -- 21st century. |
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