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Beaumont, Roger Alban was born on October 2, 1935 in Milwaukee. Son of Spencer A. and Claire Irene (Poser) Beaumont.
( In contemporary military parlance, special operations d...)
In contemporary military parlance, special operations denotes unconventional, often covert, military actions usually performed by specially trained forces for strictly defined objectives. In this volume, Roger Beaumont provides the most comprehensive survey available of modern special operations literature. His wide-ranging introduction sets the subject in its historical, typological, and national contexts, offering an illuminating overview of the use of special operations and elite units from the second World War to the present. The bibliographic entries describe a broad sampling of materials, from those accessible through interlibrary loan services to those far removed from central archives and major research libraries. The aim throughout has been to provide both those new to the subject and seasoned researchers with a single, easy-to-use source for information about this little-known and commonly misunderstood facet of military practice. Following the detailed introductory essay, the bibliographical section is dividied into 10 categories: background and analysis, elite forces, special operations in major wars, special operations in low-intensity conflict and counterinsurgency, counterterror operations, biography and autobiography, bibliography, official sources, critiques, and popular images. Entries are arranged alphabetically within these sections. Complete author, title, and subject indexes are included to further aid the researcher and four appendices provide valuable supplemental information on elite forces and counterterrorist operations. Scholars and students of military affairs, government officials, and practitioners of special operations will find Beaumont's work indispensable.
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( War, Chaos, and History considers the implications of t...)
War, Chaos, and History considers the implications of the emerging field of research in chaos-complexity-non-linearity for the study of war. This study examines the special dependence of military professionals on history in their shaping of doctrines, style, and attitudes in spite of the wide gap between the portrayal of war in military history and the far greater intricacy of its reality. Special foci in the analysis include: the fragility of doctrine; the chronic confounding of plans and expectations in actual operations; the congruences of chaos and creativity theoretics; effects of war on the environment; and problems of evidence and reportage. Three cases--battle cruisers, tank destroyers, and heavy fighter aircraft--are presented to illustrate paradoxes, especially the gap between vision and realization, and the tension between the urge to control and the impulse to create chaos in war.
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This short history is the first broad and selective survey of the phenomenon known as jointness--the co-operative operations of land and naval forces until the twentieth-century and of land, sea, and air forces since World War I. Touching on operational, doctrinal, and political dimensions, the survey ranges from the ancient Mediterranean to recent times while focusing on European and American experiences from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, including Desert Storm. Illustrative cases and reference materials are attuned to the interests of scholars, defense analysts, and students of military affairs. Jointness, subject of major concern to military historians, policymakers, politicians, and military professionals has in the past been covered within certain periods on a case by case or topical basis. This history begins instead with a broad survey from ancient to modern times and then focuses more closley on joint operations since World War I with wide-ranging examples to illustrate trends and patterns of Jointness. The survey closes with a discussion of the central problem of friction and other paradoxes connected with joint military operations. A selected bibliography provides an array of sources both for general readers and military professionals. Maps and appendices further enrich this important history.
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Beaumont, Roger Alban was born on October 2, 1935 in Milwaukee. Son of Spencer A. and Claire Irene (Poser) Beaumont.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1957; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Kansas State University, 1973.
Military police officer, United States Army, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1957-1959; military police officer, United States Army, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1961-1962; writer, Wisconsin Blue Cross, Milwaukee, 1961; educator, Brookfield (Wisconsin) Academy, 1962-1963; writer, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, 1963-1965; assistant and associate director, Center for Advanced Study in Organisation, Milwaukee, 1965-1967, 70-74; assistant instructor, University of Wisconsin Department History, Oshkosh, 1968-1969; associate professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. History Department, College Station, 1975-1979; professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. History Department, College Station, since 1979. Chair editorial advisory board American Mil Institute, Washington, 1984-1985. Director Institute National Drug Abatement Research, 1991.
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Member Department Army History Committee, 1985-1988. Member United States Naval Institute, Association United States Army, Society for Military History, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.
Married Mary Ann Reschenberg, April 15, 1963 (divorced 1974). Children: Eric, Anne. Married Jean Prentice Naughton, December 8, 1974.
1 stepchild, Katherine Mason.