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Modern War Studies

Its Origins

By: Alfred H. Paddock

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Hardcover | 1 May 2002 | Edition Number 2

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250 Pages

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Special warfare was a key component of American military operations long before Afghanistan and even before the heroic deeds of the Green Berets. Alfred Paddock's revised edition of his classic study -- for two decades the definitive word on the subject -- honors the fiftieth anniversary of the organizations responsible for Army special warfare, and serves as a timely reminder of the likely role such forces can play in combating threats to American national security.

Based on exhaustive research in formerly classified documents, Paddock examines the U.S. Army's activities in psychological and unconventional warfare during World War II, Korea, and the early Cold War to determine the impetus for, and origins of, the "special warfare" capability established at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He describes the key role played by Major General Robert A. McClure, the "father of Army special warfare, " to convince often reluctant military and civilian leaders to rebuild psychological warfare forces dissipated after World War II and to create Special Forces -- the Army's first formal organization to conduct guerrilla warfare. Paddock also clearly establishes the influence of concepts pioneered by the Office of Strategic Services on the original design of Special Forces.

This revised edition draws on the newly available papers of Major General McClure and provides additional information on his role as Eisenhower's chief of psychological warfare in North Africa and Europe, his service as chief of information control in occupied Germany, and his assignment as chief of the New York Field Office of the Army's Civil Affairs Division. Paddock also includes new sections on American psychological warfarein the Pacific, the Army Rangers, the 1st Special Service Force, and American-led guerrillas in the Philippines.

In a reflective new epilogue that draws partly upon his own experience, Paddock also provides keen insights into the use of special warfare during Vietnam.

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Paddock's updating of his formidable history on U.S. Army Special Warfare comes as a timely blessing for those who will direct these unique forces in the troubling times Americans now face. More than simply an impressive history, it is also an invaluable guide to understanding the mistakes of the past as well as the promise of the future. COLONEL MIKE HAAS, AUTHOR OF IN THE DEVIL'S SHADOW: UN SPECIAL OPERATIONS DURING THE KOREAN WAR ""Paddock's classic work performs a great service in joining together tales of the inception of U.S. Special Forces with psychological warfare, civic action, and intelligence, and in highlighting the role of little known pioneer Robert McClure."" JOHN PRADOS, AUTHOR OF THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR ""A pathbreaking study."" DAVID W. HOGAN, JR., AUTHOR OF U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II

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List of Illustrations
Preface to the Revised Edition
List of Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Psychological Warfare in World War II	p. 3
Unconventional Warfare in World War II	p. 21
The Early Cold War Years, Part I: Psychological Warfare	p. 38
The Early Cold War Years, Part II: Unconventional Warfare	p. 65
Korea and the Office of the Chief of Psychological Warfare	p. 89
The Road to Fort Bragg	p. 113
The Psychological Warfare Center and the Origins of Special Warfare	p. 140
Summing Up	p. 151
Epilogue: Army Special Warfare in Vietnam	p. 155
Notes	p. 165
Sources	p. 207
Index	p. 223
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