Risk: SOF Case Studies

For Special Operations Forces, the concept of risk is an extremely important issue.

This volume examines risk based on a series of historic case studies from World War II, the Falklands War, the first Gulf War, to the counter-insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq. The authors analyze specific actions in each of these conflicts, identifying the risks and how they impacted decision-making. As such, this publication provides a window into the nebulous concept of risk. It illuminate the concept and provides insight into how individuals can better identify and mitigate risk in order to accomplish their missions.