United States Special Operations Forces

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Moyar, Mark. Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America’s Special Operations Forces. New York: Basic Books, 2017.

McRaven, William H. Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1995.

McCabe, Peter, and Paul Lieber, eds. Special Operations Theory. Hurlburt Field, FL: Joint Special Operations University Press, 2017.

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Long, Austin. “The Limits of Special Operations Forces.” PRISM 6, no. 3 (2016): 35–47.

Lamb, Christopher J. “Perspectives on Emerging SOF Roles and Missions.” Special Warfare 8, no. 3 (July 1995): 2–9.