The 5 Most Disastrous Raids in US Special-Ops History

The 5 Most Disastrous Raids in US Special-Ops History

The successes of special operators are well known, but special operations have always faced criticism from more conventionally oriented parts of the military.

Robert Farley, a frequent contributor to TNI, is author of The Battleship Book. He serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. His work includes military doctrine, national security, and maritime affairs. He blogs at Lawyers, Guns and Money and Information Dissemination and The Diplomat.

This first appeared several years ago and is being republished due to reader interest.

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