History of the United States Army Special Forces (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "History of the United States Army Special Forces" in English language version.

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americanspecialops.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Special Forces". American Special Operations Forces.
"Task Force Dagger – Operation Enduring Freedom". Retrieved 13 January 2012. page 127ff

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Tenet, George; Harlow, Bill (2007). At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA (1st Harper Luxe ed.). New York: HarperLuxe. ISBN 978-0061234415.
Woodward, Bob (2002). Bush at war (paperback ed.). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0743204736.

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

"Department of the Army General Order No. 35" (PDF). June 19, 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

army.mil (Global: 249^th place; English: 169^th place)

tioh.army.mil

1ST Special Service Force, Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, last accessed 27 March 2021
Airborne Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, last accessed 27 March 2021

history.army.mil

"Department of the Army General Order No. 35" (PDF). June 19, 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
Kelly, Francis John (1989) [1973]. "Part 1". History of Special Forces in Vietnam, 1961–1971. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 90-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2011-12-13.

campbell.army.mil

"5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)". Fort Campbell. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27.
"5th Special Forces Group". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

armypubs.army.mil

"Units Credited with Assault Landings" (PDF). United States Department of the Navy. 25 September 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2006.

army.mil

"Never leave a fallen comrade Green Beret earns Silver Star for heroism". army.mil. 14 June 2016.

armytimes.com (Global: 3,247^th place; English: 1,937^th place)

"The horrifying purpose of Special Atomic Demolition Munition units: 'We all knew it was a one-way mission, a suicide mission'". 14 January 2019.
"3rd Special Forces Group returns its focus to Africa". Army Times. 1 July 2015.

arsof-history.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Piasecki, Eugene G. (2011). "SMOKE BOMB HILL Birth of the Psywar Center, Part I". Veritas. Vol. 7, no. 1. ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Piasecki, Eugene G. (2012). "THE PSYWAR CENTER Part II: Creation of the 10th Special Forces Group". Veritas. Vol. 8, no. 1. ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Emerson, William K. (1996). "51". Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806126227.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

"2 U.S. soldiers killed in Philippines bomb blast". CNN. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

defense.gov (Global: 1,038^th place; English: 668^th place)

"Special Operations Troops From 15 Countries Conduct Allied Spirit VI". Department of Defence. 29 March 2017.

defenselink.mil (Global: 4,722^nd place; English: 3,194^th place)

"Defense.gov News Release: DoD Identifies Army Casualties No. 016-05 (January 06, 2005)". Defenselink.mil. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
"DoD Identifies Army Casualties No. 763-09 (October 01, 2009)". Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

defensemedianetwork.com (Global: 9,545^th place; English: 6,077^th place)

Zimmerman, Dwight Jon (September 16, 2011). "21st Century Horse Soldiers – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom". Retrieved 7 February 2016.
Gresham, John (12 September 2011). "The Campaign Plan – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom". Retrieved 11 September 2015.

dpa-international.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"NATO chief, Afghan president welcome "new phase" as combat role ends". DPA. DPA. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

dvidshub.net (Global: 3,349^th place; English: 1,938^th place)

Hocker, Kayla (9 December 2020). "1st SFG (A) celebrates the legacy of elite forces during Menton Week". DVIDS. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

fas.org (Global: 505^th place; English: 410^th place)

"US SOCOM History – United States Special Operations Command" (PDF). US Department of Defense. 31 March 2008. pp. 142–144. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

foreignpolicy.com (Global: 1,116^th place; English: 790^th place)

Adam Rawnsley; David Brown. "The Littlest Boy".

globalsecurity.org (Global: 443^rd place; English: 435^th place)

"Operation Just Cause". GlobalSecurity.org.

go.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 39^th place)

abcnews.go.com

"DEA: Heroin Haul Largest Ever in Afghanistan, 'if Not the World'". ABC News. 15 December 2016.
"Why US troops are in Niger". ABC News. 19 October 2017.

huffingtonpost.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

"Keeping Track Of U.S.S Special Ops In Africa". Huffington post. 6 September 2016.

icasualties.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Operation Enduring Freedom casualties". iCasualties. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

military.com (Global: 1,699^th place; English: 1,027^th place)

"3rd Special Forces Group". Military.com. 7 July 2021.
"Green Beret Killed by IED Was on Patrol with Afghan Special Forces". military.com. 26 August 2016.
"DoD IDs 2 Soldiers Killed in Kunduz as Officials Confirm Airstrikes". military.com. 4 November 2016.
"2 US Troops, 26 Civilians Dead after Afghan Raid on Taliban". military.com. 3 November 2016.

militaryhistoryonline.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Seals, Bob (2007) The "Green Beret Affair": A Brief Introduction, http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/20thCentury/articles/greenberets.aspx Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

nato.int (Global: 940^th place; English: 907^th place)

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"NATO Resolute Support – Home". rs.nato.int. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-21.

nbcnews.com (Global: 137^th place; English: 101^st place)

"Inside the Green Berets' Hunt for Wanted Warlord Joseph Kony". NBC News. 6 March 2017.

nbcwashington.com (Global: 6,077^th place; English: 3,521^st place)

"Maryland Soldier Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan". nbcwashington. 5 October 2016.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Panama Companies Sue U.S. for Damages. The New York Times. 21 July 1990.
"U.S. Role in Afghanistan Turns to Combat Again, With a Tragic Error". the new York times. 8 May 2016.

sfa-72.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Gordon Cucolla, "The Mystery of the Green Beret Murder Affair", The Drop, Winter 2013, 38-44. url=http://www.sfa-72.com/SFA_4Q2013Drop_FeaturedArticle.pdf%7Caccess date =2021-08-08

soc.mil (Global: low place; English: 6,479^th place)

"U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) History". U S ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
"U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) History". U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
"History of the 10th Special Forces Group". United States Army Special Operations Command. United States Army. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

sofrep.com (Global: 8,636^th place; English: 5,422^nd place)

"Special Forces Future Could Use Another Lodge Act Influx". 9 March 2021.

stripes.com (Global: 2,271^st place; English: 1,360^th place)

"Green Beret killed in Afghanistan was new father". Stars and Stripes. 7 January 2016.
"US servicemember killed in Helmand was part of major operation against Taliban". Stars and Stripes. 6 January 2016.
"US servicemember killed in Afghanistan". stars and stripes. 23 August 2016.
"US special operator was 1st US casualty in fight against Islamic State in Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. 5 October 2016.
"Final farewell: Green Beret killed in Jordan is laid to rest at Arlington". Stars and Stripes. 5 December 2016.

taskandpurpose.com (Global: 7,701^st place; English: 4,884^th place)

Britzky, Haley (26 February 2020). "A woman is about to finish Green Beret training for the first time in history". Task & Purpose.

time.com (Global: 61^st place; English: 54^th place)

"The New American Way of War". Time. 30 November 2017.

upi.com (Global: 290^th place; English: 202^nd place)

"First female Green Beret graduates Army Special Forces course".

washingtonpost.com (Global: 34^th place; English: 27^th place)

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"Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson". Projects.washingtonpost.com. 2 October 2002. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

washingtonpost.com

"Army Special Forces soldiers killed in Jordan were working for the CIA". Washington Post. 12 November 2016.

wearethemighty.com (Global: low place; English: 7,462^nd place)

"Here's how North Korea thinks the Korean War started". 21 April 2021.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

U.S. Army Special Forces Group (Airborne), Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, US Army Institute of Heraldry, dated 27 October 2016, last accessed 27 March 2021
"U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) History". U S ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
"U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) History". U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
Hocker, Kayla (9 December 2020). "1st SFG (A) celebrates the legacy of elite forces during Menton Week". DVIDS. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Piasecki, Eugene G. (2011). "SMOKE BOMB HILL Birth of the Psywar Center, Part I". Veritas. Vol. 7, no. 1. ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Piasecki, Eugene G. (2012). "THE PSYWAR CENTER Part II: Creation of the 10th Special Forces Group". Veritas. Vol. 8, no. 1. ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
"History of the 10th Special Forces Group". United States Army Special Operations Command. United States Army. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
Kelly, Francis John (1989) [1973]. "Part 1". History of Special Forces in Vietnam, 1961–1971. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 90-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
"5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)". Fort Campbell. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27.
"5th Special Forces Group". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
Seals, Bob (2007) The "Green Beret Affair": A Brief Introduction, http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/20thCentury/articles/greenberets.aspx Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
"Units Credited with Assault Landings" (PDF). United States Department of the Navy. 25 September 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2006.
"NATO chief, Afghan president welcome "new phase" as combat role ends". DPA. DPA. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
"NATO Resolute Support – Home". rs.nato.int. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
"Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson". Projects.washingtonpost.com. 2 October 2002. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
"Operation Enduring Freedom casualties". iCasualties. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

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Keats, John (1965). They Fought Alone. Pocket Books. p. 445. OCLC 251563972.
Piasecki, Eugene G. (2011). "SMOKE BOMB HILL Birth of the Psywar Center, Part I". Veritas. Vol. 7, no. 1. ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Piasecki, Eugene G. (2012). "THE PSYWAR CENTER Part II: Creation of the 10th Special Forces Group". Veritas. Vol. 8, no. 1. ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Bank, Aaron (1987). From OSS to Green Berets : The Birth of Special Forces. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 9780671639235. OCLC 17021465.
Schemmer, Benjamin F. (2002). The Raid : The Son Tay Prison Rescue Mission. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780345446961. OCLC 50120004.
Polk, William R. (2018). Crusade and jihad: the thousand-year war between the Muslim world and the global north. The Henry L. Stimson lectures. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-300-22290-6. OCLC 982652240. Since the Bush administration doubted that the Ethiopians would use the new equipment effectively, it decided to participate in the campaign with American Special Forces and agents of the CIA. It was an offer Ethiopia could not refuse: money, arms, and the creation of an American shield to protect the regime. It began its unprovoked and ultimately unsuccessful invasion...

worldcat.org

Polk, William R. (2018). Crusade and jihad: the thousand-year war between the Muslim world and the global north. The Henry L. Stimson lectures. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-300-22290-6. OCLC 982652240. Since the Bush administration doubted that the Ethiopians would use the new equipment effectively, it decided to participate in the campaign with American Special Forces and agents of the CIA. It was an offer Ethiopia could not refuse: money, arms, and the creation of an American shield to protect the regime. It began its unprovoked and ultimately unsuccessful invasion...

wsj.com (Global: 79^th place; English: 65^th place)

"Afghan War Rules Leave U.S. Troops Wondering When It's OK to Shoot". The Wall Street Journal. 20 June 2016.

zamboangajournal.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Mindanao Examiner: US Army Finally Names Dead Soldier In Southern Philippines". Zamboangajournalblogspot.com. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

History of the United States Army Special Forces (English Wikipedia)

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