A warrior\'s Handbook that provides a conceptual overview of all relevant topics of Small Unit Tactics every Special Forces soldier ought to be familiar with to be effective on the battlefield.
We\'re also hopeful this 10th Anniversary Edition of the warrior\'s Handbook will prove indispensable for ODAs as a quick GO-TO reference when deployed overseas training and teaching warriors abroad..
The desired end state for this systematic arrangement of knowledge is to serve as an institutional rudder for the Special Forces Community by laying a solid foundation during the initial Phases of the Special Forces Qualification Course.
Professional warriors have always placed a high premium on it, for it yields the laurels of victory.
This expression attributed to Otto Von Bismarck, highlights an especially important truth in the study of war, namely, learning from history, especially the failures of others.
If a fool learns by experience alone, then the wise man certainly can profit from the experience of fools.
The Handbook contains history of the regiment because it accentuates the why of planning and operations.
The Handbook is categorized into five functional areas: HISTORY, DOCTRINE, PLANNING, OPERATIONS, and COMMON SKILLS.
It seeks to define the course of study for the sound development of Special Forces soldiers so as to avoid the Scylla of mere academia and the Charybdis of pure pragmatism, and to preserve the heritage, lineage, and legacy of the United States of America\'s most often misunderstood and unsung heroes, the fighting men of Special Forces.
A warrior\'s Handbook that provides a conceptual overview of all relevant topics of Small Unit Tactics every Special Forces soldier ought to be familiar with to be effective on the battlefield
