"Colonel Warner "Rocky" Farr has made an important contribution to the body of SOF knowledge with this well-researched monograph. He advances the understanding of the many challenges and accomplishments related to guerrilla warfare medicine--care provided by predominantly indigenous medical personnel under austere conditions with limited evacuation capability--by providing a survey of the historical record in UW literature. Colonel Farr relates many historical experiences in the field, assesses their effectiveness, and lays a foundation for further in-depth study of the subject. The Joint Special Operations University is pleased to offer this monograph as a means of providing those scholars and operators, as well as policymakers and military leaders, a greater understanding of the complex and complicated field of guerrilla warfare medicine."--. Publisher description.

History of conventional military medical support -- SOF unique medical support requirements -- WWI SOF and medical support: Africa and the Middle East -- WWII SOF and medical support: from OSS to the Philippines -- The Cold War and the Korean partisan rangers -- The emerging SF doctrine: Post WWII -- Vietnam, Special Action Forces, and the Green Berets -- The rise of SOF and the small wars of the 1980s and 1990s -- The Global War on Terrorism and its golden hour -- The platinum ten minutes -- Back to the future: prolonged field care -- Technical challenges, improving sustainment, reducing footprints -- Conclusion.