Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts An American Irregular Warfare Success Story: OSS Detachment 101 in Burma During WWII

An American Irregular Warfare Success Story: OSS Detachment 101 in Burma During WWII

  • June 14, 2024

Phil Wasielewski and US Army Special Operations Command historian Troy Sacquety explore how the Office of Strategic Services waged a little known but strategically impactful irregular war against the Japanese army in Burma with the help of local guerrilla fighters and how lessons learned from this campaign can be applied today.

 

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