Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Special Purpose Units, Colonial Times to 1918,
ch. 2 Special Forces of World War II, 1939-1945,
ch. 3 Special Forces of the Cold War, 1946-1991,
ch. 4 Air Force Air Commandos,
ch. 5 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force),
ch. 6 U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets),
ch. 7 75th Ranger Regiment,
ch. 9 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry),
ch. 10 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),
ch. 11 Intelligence Support Activity,
ch. 12 Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance/Special Operations Battalions,
ch. 14 Special Activities Division (Central Intelligence Agency),
ch. 15 Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six),
ch. 16 U.S. Special Operations Command,.
pt. 1. Antecedents, 1676 to 1991
pt. 2. U.S. Special Forces, 1992 to the present.
