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020 |a978-1-55488-441-4
040 |aCaOODSP|beng
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0861 |aD2-248/2009E
1101 |aCanada. |bDepartment of National Defence.
24514|aThe difficult war : |bperspectives on insurgency and special operations forces / |cEdited by Dr. Emily Spencer.
260 |aKingston - Ontario : |bNational Defence |cc2009.
300 |a277p. : |breferences, table, index ; |c23 cm.
5203 |aDeals with theoretical concepts related to insurgency as well as to the practice of irregular warfare. Since special operations forces are such an integral element to counterinsurgency, this volume also contains a large SOF component. Importantly, this book assists the practitioner of the profession of arms to understand insurgency or, perhaps more accurately, counterinsurgency and those components that are germane to its practice. Moreover, this book provides insight and knowledge about these complex forms of warfare that are useful and accessible to both the lay reader and the military expert. As such the book is a valuable volume for those connected to or interested in the profession of arms.
563 |aSoftcover
590 |a09-33|b2009-08-14
7201 |aSpencer, Emily
77508|tUne guerre difficile : |w(CaOODSP)9.684583
7760#|tThe difficult war : |w(CaOODSP)9.888997