{"product_id":"grey-wars-a-contemporary-history-of-us-special-operations-9780300280067","title":"Grey Wars: A Contemporary History of U.S. Special Operations","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn analysis of U.S. Special Operations, at the center of America's twenty-first-century wars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Grey Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who wants to understand today's fights. Collins has done a great service by providing a well-sourced, clear, and insightful look into the missions and activities of U.S. special operators. Highly recommend.\"--Mike Thornton, USN Seal (ret.), Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, and coauthor, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Honor Bound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating and deeply researched, covering the defining moments in modern special operations; \u003ci\u003eGrey Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in the post 9\/11 world.\"--Admiral William H. McRaven, USN (ret.), Ninth Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This original and accessible book is a comprehensive, authoritative analysis of U.S. Special Operations. U.S. Special Operations Command trains and equips units to undertake select military activities, frequently high-risk missions, often for the purposes of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency. Since 9\/11, impelled by an attack on U.S. soil, these forces have been a central instrument of America's military campaign--operating in about one hundred countries on any given day. This fight--neither hot war nor cold peace--was launched and executed as a new type of global war in 2001 and has since splintered into a spectrum of regional conflicts. The result is our nation's grey wars: hazy and lethal. This contemporary history, incorporating extensive interviews and archival research by security studies expert N. W. Collins, delves deeply into the transformation of these forces since 9\/11.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eN. W. Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is the chair of Defense \u0026amp; Security Studies at Columbia University and a fellow of Yale University. Collins serves as a senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Defense. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929276354834,"sku":"9780300280067","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97c0fa2b-29bb-4b05-83c4-c7a2743b2c07.jpg?v=1739037987","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grey-wars-a-contemporary-history-of-us-special-operations-9780300280067","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}