Grey Wars: A Contemporary History of U.S. Special Operations
(By N.W. Collins)
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"Fascinating and deeply researched, covering the defining moments in modern special operations; Grey Wars is a must-read for anyone interested in the post 9/11 world." --Admiral William H. McRaven, USN, Ninth Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and past chancellor of the University of Texas
"An extraordinary look into the forces who carried one of the heaviest loads in our post 9-11 conflicts, from N. W. Collins." --General (ret.) Joseph L. Votel, senior fellow of Harvard University and West Point
"Going beyond the myths surrounding our special forces, Collins skillfully captures their culture and roles." --General (ret.) Jim Mattis, U.S. Marines, the 26th Secretary of Defense and senior fellow of Stanford University
"Grey Wars provides a gripping account . . . Collins combines important insights with vivid portrayals to yield what is not only a most informative history, but also a great read." --Robert Jervis, past president of the American Political Science Association and past member of CIA Historical Review Panel
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 are our nation’s grey wars: hazy and lethal.
This contemporary history, published by Yale University Press, incorporating extensive interviews and archival research by security studies expert N. W. Collins, chair of Defense and Security Studies at Columbia University, delves deeply into the transformation of these forces since 9/11.”
