Special Operations Journal, Volume 1, Issue 2 (2015)

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Special Operations Journal, Volume 1, Issue 2 (2015)

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Original Articles

Article
A Theory of Special Operations: “These Ideas Are Dangerous”
James D. Kiras
Pages: 75-88
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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SO What? The Value of Scientific Inquiry and Theory Building in Special Operations Research
Christopher Marsh, Mike Kenny & Nathanael Joslyn
Pages: 89-104
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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Unique Capabilities of Women in Special Operations Forces
Frank Gasca, Ryan Voneida & Ken Goedecke
Pages: 105-111
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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What Is Old Is New Again: The Reemergence of Special Warfare
Homer W. Harkins
Pages: 112-118
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base, by Jacobsen, Annie
New York, NY: Back Bay Books, 2012. 523 pp. $16.00 (paperback). ISBN-13: 978-0-316-20230-5
Luke M. Herrington
Pages: 119-124
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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US Arms Policies Towards the Shah’s Iran, by McGlinchy, Stephen
New York, NY: Routledge, 2014. 194 pp. $140.00 (hardback). ISBN: 978-0-415-73921-4
David Patrick Houghton
Pages: 124-125
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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A Theory of the Drone (Janet Lloyd, Trans.), by Chamayou, Grégoire
Terilyn Johnston Huntington
Pages: 126-128
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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Ukraine Crisis: What It Means for the West, by Wilson, Andrew
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2014. 207 pp. plus notes and index. $17.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978-0-300-21159-7
Christopher Marsh
Pages: 128-129
Published online: 04 Nov 2015
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