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The Most Successful Failure: Operation Eagle Claw and the Birth of Modern Special Operations Forces

By Tom Neven, David de Vries (Read by)
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By Tom Neven, David de Vries (Read by)
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A detailed account of Operation Eagle Claw, its failure, and its lasting impact on U.S. special operations.

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...