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Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team
by Michael Smith

Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team
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Author: Michael Smith
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-04
ISBN: 0312378262
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

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Book Review: A More Than Decent Work
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a more than decently written work. The author does not use an expose form or tone. He doesn't disparage the US, the US services, Special Operations Forces (SOF), or the unit in question.

He does discuss the perennial Conventional/SOF clash in DOD and the rest of the national security apparatus. He also discusses the controversies over policy, strategy, and tactics in OEF, OIF, and GWOT.

Is Killer Elite perfect? No, but no work is!

Killer Elite is an important addition to SOF literature. It's a preliminary work that others can build on. The "Activity" needs some recognition because its mission is critical to SOF and the GWOT. Five years from now there will be more substantial works on OEF and OIF, but the research has to begin somewhere.

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