Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric power distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Chu Memorandum
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric power distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Gleanings and Memoranda
Author: Unconventional Warfare
Author: Susan MarquisPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815720297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forces—including Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews and Special Tactics Group—suffered from mistrust and inadequate funding from the military services. They were nearly eliminated from the active force following the Vietnam War. But in the past fifteen years, special operations forces have risen from the ashes of the failed 1980 rescue of American hostages in Iran to become one of the most frequently deployed elements of the U.S. military. They are now adequately funded, better-equipped, and well-trained. Special operations forces are often the nation's first military response when faced with a crisis in today's uncertain and unstable international security environment. What caused this dramatic turnaround? As this book shows, it was a long way from congressional outrage at TV images of burned bodies of U.S. servicemen in the Iranian desert to the establishment of a special operations force of nearly 45,000 active and reserve personnel. The drama of how this happened sheds light on how public policy is made and implemented. It illustrates the complex interaction between internal forces within the special operations community, as well as between the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government. The implementation of legislation establishing a special operations capability is seen to rebuild and protect these forces to an extent never imagined by the early "quiet professionals." While offering insights into how the U.S. government makes policy, Susan Marquis also offers a revealing look at the special operations community, including their storied past, extreme training, and recent operational experience that continues to forge their distinctive organizational mission and culture. She describes the decade-long struggle to rebuild special operations forces, resulting in new SOF organizations with independence that is unique among U.S. militar
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Daily Digest
Author: Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Despatches, Correspondence, and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington, K. G.: 1828-1829
Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of WellingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Further Correspondence Respecting the Disturbances in China
Author: Death Benefits and Services Available to Survivors of Military Personnel and Legislative Proposals to Enhance These Benefits
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Solyndra Failure
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Military Law Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description