Principles of Special Operations
Learning from Sun Tzu and Frontinus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11222347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Leong Kok Wey (0000-0001-6079-4007, National Defence University of Malaysia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-144 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Strategy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01495933.2014.897119 |
| OpenAlex | W2087440822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The principles espoused in Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sextus Iulius Frontinus's Stratagematon that have linkages with the practice of special operations warfare are examined in this article. The academic study of special operations within the field of strategy has been hindered by the lack of resources in strategic theories that explain how special operations work and succeed. This article presents the discovery of principles of special operations which has been vividly described in both of these classical texts but often overlooked, and these principles can be matched with the contemporary practice of special operations
Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Operations research · Political science · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Mathematics · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |