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Lot # 44: Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare by (retired) U.S. Navy SEAL Admiral William McRaven - Autographed by Adm. McRaven - Former Commander of the Special Operations Command & Mission Commander of the Bin Laden Raid

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Item was in Auction "U.S. Navy SEAL's Memorabilia & More Auction - 2019",
which ran from 11/1/2019 12:00 PM to
11/30/2019 6:00 PM



Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice was written by Admiral William McRaven. In Spec Ops, Admiral McRaven analyzes eight classic special operations. Six are from WWII: the German commando raid on the Belgian fort Eben Emael (1940); the Italian torpedo attack on the Alexandria harbor (1941); the British commando raid on Nazaire, France (1942); the German glider rescue of Benito Mussolini (1943); the British midget-submarine attack on the Tirpitz (1943); and the U.S. Ranger rescue mission at the Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines (1945). The two post-WWII examples are the U.S. Army raid on the Son Tay POW camp in North Vietnam (1970) and the Israeli rescue of the skyjacked hostages in Entebbe, Uganda (1976).

Admiral William McRaven was the ninth commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). USSOCOM ensures the readiness of joint special operations forces and, as directed, conducts operations worldwide. McRaven served from June 2008 to June 2011 as the 11th commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. JSOC is charged to study special operations requirements and techniques, ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, plan and conduct special operations exercises and training, and develop joint special operations tactics. McRaven served from June 2006 to March 2008 as commander, Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). he was the deputy commanding general for Operations at JSOC; commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group One; commander of SEAL Team Three; task group commander in the U.S. Central Command; task unit commander during Desert Storm and Desert Shield; squadron commander at Naval Special Warfare Development Group; and, SEAL platoon commander at Underwater Demolition Team 21/SEAL Team 4. Admiral McRaven retired from the Navy after 37 years of service. He is now the chancellor of the University of Texas system.

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