The Most Successful Failure: Operation Eagle Claw and the Birth of Modern Special Operations Forces: Operation Eagle Claw and the Birth of Modern Special Operations Forces
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On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took the entire diplomatic staff hostage. The United States was caught flat-footed by this act of terrorism, and while President Jimmy Carter initially pursued a diplomatic solution to the crisis, he authorized the military to begin planning a rescue mission. They faced a daunting task: moving an assault force thousands of miles into hostile territory undetected, rescuing...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1636245641
ISBN13:9781636245645
Release Date:June 2026
Publisher:Casemate
Length:352 Pages
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