Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces

  SVD Russian Dragonov sniper rifle—a famous WWII weapon firing a powerful 7.62 mm cartridge. Kicks like a mule. Manufactured in huge numbers, lacks the precision and range of modern sniper rifles.

  T-Rations Precooked meals packaged in large aluminum trays, designed for garrison situations where troops can be fed in groups.

  TEL Transporter Erector Launcher—a big truck, often with off-road capability, equipped with nearly everything needed to transport, prepare, aim, and fire a missile, usually a short-range ballistic missile such as the Russian SCUD. (U.S. military forces are obsessed with SCUD-hunting, which we did rather ineffectively in the Gulf War.)

  TFR Terrain-Following Radar—a specialized sensor, usually linked to automated flight controls, allowing an aircraft to fly with relative safety at night and/or in bad weather at extremely low altitude, with low risk of detection.

  Title 10 Section of the U.S. Code dealing with the national defense establishment. Defines the legal and financial authority for U.S. military operations. Prohibits assignment of females to “combat” jobs.

  TRANSCOM U.S. Transportation Command—A unified command including Air Mobility Command, the Navy’s Military Sea Transportation Service, and the Army’s Military Traffic Management Command (rail and truck).

  UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle—a remote-controlled drone aircraft, typically used for reconnaissance and surveillance. Aviators are understandably very resistant to the idea of autonomous “killer” UAVs.

  USASOC U.S. Army Special Operations Command—includes Special Forces (Green Berets), Ranger Regiment, Special Operations Aviation, JFK Special Warfare Center and School, and other units. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

  UXO Unexploded Ordnance—jargon for “dud” bombs that are waiting to blow up when disturbed or carelessly handled.

  WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction—jargon for nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons. CounterWMD missions include counterproliferation and consequence management.

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  —Debt of Honor, G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1994

  —Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship, Berkley Books, 1993

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  —Clear and Present Danger, G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1989

  —The Cardinal of the Kremlin, G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1988

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  —Gulf War Air Power Survey Summary Report, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993

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  —Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume III, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993

  —Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume IV, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993

  —Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume V, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993

  Cooling, Benjamin F. (Ed.), Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support, Office of Air Force History, 1990

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  Crampton, William, The World’s Flags, Mallard Press, 1990

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  De Jomini, Baron Antoine Henri, The Art of War, Green Hill Books, 1992

  Dean, David J., The Air Force Role in Low Intensity Conflict, Air University Press, 1986

  Dempster, Chris and Dave Tomkins, Firepower, St. Martin’s Press, 1980

  Devereaux, Tony, Messenger Gods of Battle, Brassey‘s, 1991

  Doleman, Edgar C., Jr., The Vietnam Experience—Tools of War, Boston Publishing Company, 1985

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  Dorr, Robert F.

  —Desert Shield—The Buildup: The Complete Story, Motorbooks, 1991

  —Desert Storm—Air War; Motorbooks; 1991

  Doubler, Michael D. Closing with the Enemy: How GI’s Fought the War in Europe, 1944—1945, University Press of Kansas, 1994

  Dunnigan, James F., Digital Soldiers: The Evolution of High-tech Weaponry and Tomorrow’s Brave New Battlefield; St. Martin’s Press, 1996

  Dunnigan, James F. and Albert Nofi, Victory and Deceit: Dirty Tricks at War, Quill, 1995

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  —From Shield to Storm, Morrow Books, 1992

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  Dupuy, Col. T.N. USA Army (Ret.)

  —Future Wars—the World’s Most Dangerous Flashpoints, Warner Books, 1993

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  —Future Wars; The World’s Most Dangerous Flashpoints, Wamer Books, 1993

  Understanding Defeat—How to Recover from Loss in Battle to Gain Victory in War, Paragon House, 1990

  —Attrition: Forecasting Battle Casualties and Equipment Losses in Modern War, Hero Books, 1990

  Understanding War—History and Theory of Combat, Paragon House, 1987

  —Numbers, Predictions & War—The Use of History to Evaluate and Predict the Outcome of Armed Conflict, Hero Books, 1985

  Options of Command, Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1984

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  Dydynski, Krzysztof, Venezuela, Lonely Planet, 1998

  Edwards, Maj. John E., USA (Ret.), Combat Service Support Guide—2nd Edition, Stackpole Books, 1993

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  Ethell, Jeffrey and Alfred Price, Air War South Atlantic, Macmillan, 1983

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  Felix, Christopher, A Short Course in the Secret War, Madison Books, 1992

  Follett, Ken, On Wings of Eagles, Morrow, 1983

  Francillon, Rene J., World Military Aviation, 1995, Naval Institute Press, 1995

  Frank Chadwick, Gulf War Fact Book, Game Designers Workshop, 1992

  Friedman, Norman, Desert Victory: The War For Kuwait, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1991

  Gallagher, James J. CSM (USA, Ret.)

  —Combat Leaders Field Guide, 11th Ed. Stackpole, 1994

  —Low-Intensity Conflict, Stackpole, 1992

  Gibson, James William, The Perfect War—Technowar in Vietnam, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986

  Goldstein, Donald L. et. al., D-Day, Normandy: The Story and the Photographs, Brassey‘s, 1994

  Goldstein, Frank L. (Col. USAF), Psychological Operations: Principles and Case Studies, Air University Press, 1996

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  Gray, Colin S., The Leverage of Sea Power, Free Press, 1992

  Griswold, Terry and D. M. Giangreco, Delta: America’s Elite Counterterrorist Force, Motorbooks, 1992

  Grove, Eric, Battle for the Fiords: NATO’s Forward MARITIME STRATEGY IN ACTION, Naval Institute Press, 1991

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  Halberstadt, Hans

  —Desert Storm—Ground War, Motorbooks International, 1991

  —Army Aviation, Presidio Press, 1990

  —NTC: A Primer of Modern Land Combat, Presidio Press, 1989

  Hallion, Dr. Richard P.

  —Storm over Iraq—Air Power and the Gulf War, Smithsonian Books, 1992

  —Strike from the Sky—The History of Battlefield Air Attack 1911—1945, Smithsonian, 1989

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  Hartcup, Guy, The Silent Revolution: Development of Conventional Weapons 1945—85, Brassey‘s, 1993

  Hastings, Max, Overlord, Simon & Schuster, 1984

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  Hersh, Seymour M., The Samson Option, Random House Publishers, 1991

  Hogg, Ian, Jane’s Guns Recognition Guide, Jane’s Information Group, 1996

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  —A History of Warfare, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993

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  McConnell, Malcolm, Just Cause: The Real Story of America’s High-Tech Invasion of Panama, St. Martin’s Press, 1991

  McNab, Andy

  —Immediate Action, Dell, 1995

  —Bravo Two Zero, Dell, 1993

  McRaven, William H., Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare, Presidio, 1995

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  Richelson, Jeffrey

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  Rommel, Erwin, Infantry Attacks, Presidio, 1990