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Book Title: Three Decades Later: a Review and Assessment of Our Special Operations Forces 30 Years after the Creation of U. S. Special Operations Command
Number of Pages: 68 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.2 in
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Military / Special Forces
Genre: History
Item Weight: 8.2 Oz
Item Length: 11 in
Author: Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback