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Unconventional Warfare
The most important mission for U.S. Army Special Forces is
Unconventional Warfare (UW). No other organization, unit, or
service trains specifically for this mission to the depth that
U.S. Army Special Forces.
Websites about Unconventional Warfare
Unconventional Warfare by SecurityInfoNet
www.securityinfonet.com/military/unconventional_warfare.htm
Publications about Unconventional Warfare
Boyatt, Mark D., Unconventional Operations Forces of
Special Operations, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks,
PA, April 15, 1993.
www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA264031
Kelley, Robert E., U.S. Army Special Forces
Unconventional Warfare Doctrine: Engine of Change or Relic of
the Past?, Naval War College, Newport, R.I., January 7,
2000.
www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA378713
White House, Evaluation of Paramilitary Requirements,
National Security Action Memorandum No 56, June 28, 1961. NSAM
No 56 directed the DoD, DoS, and CIA to inventory paramilitary
assets, consider requirements, and developing a plan to
implement the creation of indigenous paramilitary forces when
needed. Posted on the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and
Museum website.
www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/ex2GImrvWU-Z9Zqyga7ryQ.aspx
White House, NSAM No. 56 - Evaluation of Paramilitary
Requirements, National Security Action Memorandum No. 110,
October 25, 1961. President Kennedy, dismayed that the DoD was
not moving quickly enough to implement his plans for development
of an unconventional warfare capability, issued this NSAM.
Posted on the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
website.
www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/At9Q5eEQa0iOyWlpJK0xhA.aspx
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