From Desert One to Desert Storm

Operation Eagle Claw as a Critical Movement

Tal Tovy

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Routledge
19 August 2024

History of the Americas; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Military history; Special & elite forces

Series: Critical Moments in American History

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 of the military. The establishment of the Special Operations Command in 1987 would mark the only time to date that Congress has ever directed the executive branch to establish a military command. This book surveys the decades leading up to and proceeding Operation Eagle Claw, beginning with the SOF in the years after Vietnam and ending with the SOF’s performance in Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm.

With thoughtful analysis and supplementary primary source documents, From Desert One to Desert Storm: Operation Eagle Claw as a Critical Movement is a useful resource for courses on American military history, the Cold War, and the United States and the Middle East.

By: Tal Tovy
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032396125
ISBN 10: 1032396121
Series: Critical Moments in American History
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 19 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Tal Tovy is a senior lecturer in military history at the History Department, Bar Ilan University, Israel.