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Special Operations Forces: Operation Eagle Claw

This research guide provides information and resources such as journal articles, book titles, websites, and government reports/papers on the subject of Special Operations Forces.

Books

Broken Stiletto by William C. Flynt
Call Number: UB212 .F55 1995A
Publication Date: 1995
Operation Eagle Claw: Lessons Learned by Richard Radvanyi
Call Number: E183.8.I55 R239 2001A
Publication Date: 2001

Articles/Reports

Desert One and Its Disorders
Cogan, Charles. Journal of Military History. Vol. 67, iss. 1, 2003.
Operation Eagle Claw: Explaining a Foreign Policy Failure
Coulter, Keith Allan. Dissertation. 1995.

Online Resources

Crisis in Iran: Operation EAGLE CLAW
Russell, Edwards.
The Desert One Debacle
Bowden, MArk. The Atlantic. May 2006.
Operation Eagle Claw
Lambert, Laura. Britannica.com.
Operation Eagle Claw – The Disaster that Changed American Special Operations
Chimaobi Kalu, Michael. War History Online. 18 Jul 2018.
Strategic Reality and Tactical Mirages: Special Operations and the Iranian Hostage Rescue, 1979-1980
Hamilton, Mark. Technical Report. 01 Jun 2017.