1st Edition
From Desert One to Desert Storm Operation Eagle Claw as a Critical Movement
By Tal Tovy
Copyright 2025
238 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
238 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
238 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book recounts the history of the US Special Operations Forces (SOF) after the failure of Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, examining the events that led to and followed a series of organizational and operational reforms in the American military system.
Operation Eagle Claw’s damage to America’s image was a critical moment in American miliary history that extended beyond the exclusive purview... Read more
Introduction 1. The Road to the Critical Moment: US Special Operations Forces in the Years After Vietnam 2. Disaster at Desert One: The Critical Moment 3. From Iran to Grenada: The First Steps in Trying to Recover from the Critical Moment (1980–1983) 4. From the Desert to the Promised Land: The Legislative Process for Creating a New Command for SOF 5. The End of the Beginning: SOF in Combat (1987–1991)
Biography
Tal Tovy is a senior lecturer in military history at the History Department, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
