{"product_id":"2940148821205","title":"Jedburgh Team Operations in Support of the 12th Army Group, August 1944","description":"East, U.S. Special Operations Forces @OF) received accolades from their commanders,\u003cbr\u003ethe media, and the public. Given the missions SOF performed in\u003cbr\u003e()perutions Just Cause and Desert Storm, this praise was earned.\u003cbr\u003eIn the past, however, special operations have not always been viewed so\u003cbr\u003epositively. Prior to the early l%Xls-when President John F. Kennedy expanded\u003cbr\u003eU.S. Special Forces and made counterinsurgency the cornerstone of his Flexible\u003cbr\u003eResponse doctrine-the lot of special operations soldiers was far from satisfactory.\u003cbr\u003eFew in number, they were criticized as elitist and were considered suitable only\u003cbr\u003efor behind-the-lines oporations in a major East-West conflict.\u003cbr\u003eLittle has been written about the missions and activities of special forces\u003cbr\u003ein the lS!jOs and even less abaut their predecessors in World War II. The Jedburghs\u003cbr\u003ewere one such group, dropped in three-man teams in France during 1944\u003cbr\u003eto sssist the Allied advance from behind German lines. Dr. S. J. Lewis’ study\u003cbr\u003eon the activities of a number of Jedburgh teams operating in northern France\u003cbr\u003eduring the last year of the war addresses this often-overlooked aspect of the\u003cbr\u003ewar in Europe. This study should udvnnce the understanding of Special Operations\u003cbr\u003eb’orces on the part of military professionals and civilians alike and stimulate\u003cbr\u003efurther inquiries into a topic still shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084368036080,"sku":"2940148821205","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148821205_p0.jpg?v=1763708873","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148821205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}