{"product_id":"9781605987613","title":"Black Ops","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hard-hitting history of special-forces operations over the past fifty years in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter eight challenging years in Afghanistan, the new U.S. strategy, aimed at winning hearts and minds rather than search-and-destroy, refocuses the conflict on Special Forces: unorthodox soldiers who work outside of traditional military forces to combine secret military operations with nation building.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTony Geraghty, an expert author in this field for almost thirty years, unveils the extraordinary evolution of this refined style of war-making from its roots in anti-guerrilla warfare in Ireland and Palestine, by way of the creation of the C.I.A., the S.A.S., the Green Berets, America’s Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.), and many others, including Mossad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis history is more than a tale of derring-do, although James Bond-like characters stalk every page. It is a sweeping examination of Black Ops at a time when they represent the future of an open-ended global war against terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129690145008,"sku":"9781605987613","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605987613_p0.jpg?v=1763828108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605987613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}