Perilous options : special operations as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy / Lucien S. Vandenbroucke.
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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.Description: 1 online resource (x, 257 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 1601296355
- 9781601296351
- 9780195364439
- 0195364430
- 1280439750
- 9781280439759
- Special operations (Military science) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Special forces (Military science) -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Forces spéciales (Science militaire) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- États-Unis -- Histoire militaire -- 20e siècle
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1945-1989
- HISTORY
- Diplomatic relations
- Special forces (Military science)
- Special operations (Military science)
- United States
- Krijgsmacht
- Buitenlandse politiek
- 1900-1999
- Foreign relations History
- United States
- 973.92 20
- E840.4 .V36 1993eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
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