Perilous options : special operations as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy /
Vandenbroucke, Lucien S.
Perilous options : special operations as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy / Lucien S. Vandenbroucke. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - 1 online resource (x, 257 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Patterns of Failure; 2. Plotting against Castro; 3. Debacle at the Beachhead; 4. Raid to an Empty Camp; 5. Last Fiasco in Indochina; 6. There Are No Snakes on Koh Tang; 7. Hostages of the Ayatollah; 8. The Helicopters That Couldn't; 9. Why We Failed; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
This study explores why military operations conducted by the USA in recent years to achieve key foreign policy objectives have failed. It includes reports, based extensively on primary material, of the Bay of Pigs, the Sontay raid, the Mayaguez operation and the Iran hostage rescue attempt.
1601296355 9781601296351 9780195364439 (electronic bk.) 0195364430 (electronic bk.) 1280439750 9781280439759 (Cloth)
1900-1999
Special operations (Military science)--History--United States--20th century.
Special forces (Military science)--History--20th century.
Opérations spéciales (Science militaire)--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Forces spéciales (Science militaire)--Histoire--20e siècle.
HISTORY.
Diplomatic relations.
Special forces (Military science)
Special operations (Military science)
Krijgsmacht.
Buitenlandse politiek.
United States--History, Military--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
États-Unis--Histoire militaire--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1945-1989.
United States.
Foreign relations History United States
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
E840.4 / .V36 1993eb
973.92
Perilous options : special operations as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy / Lucien S. Vandenbroucke. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - 1 online resource (x, 257 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Patterns of Failure; 2. Plotting against Castro; 3. Debacle at the Beachhead; 4. Raid to an Empty Camp; 5. Last Fiasco in Indochina; 6. There Are No Snakes on Koh Tang; 7. Hostages of the Ayatollah; 8. The Helicopters That Couldn't; 9. Why We Failed; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
This study explores why military operations conducted by the USA in recent years to achieve key foreign policy objectives have failed. It includes reports, based extensively on primary material, of the Bay of Pigs, the Sontay raid, the Mayaguez operation and the Iran hostage rescue attempt.
1601296355 9781601296351 9780195364439 (electronic bk.) 0195364430 (electronic bk.) 1280439750 9781280439759 (Cloth)
1900-1999
Special operations (Military science)--History--United States--20th century.
Special forces (Military science)--History--20th century.
Opérations spéciales (Science militaire)--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Forces spéciales (Science militaire)--Histoire--20e siècle.
HISTORY.
Diplomatic relations.
Special forces (Military science)
Special operations (Military science)
Krijgsmacht.
Buitenlandse politiek.
United States--History, Military--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
États-Unis--Histoire militaire--20e siècle.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1945-1989.
United States.
Foreign relations History United States
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
E840.4 / .V36 1993eb
973.92