Operation Eagle Claw as a critical movement Tovy, Tal creator author. text bibliography nyu 2025 monographic eng 1 online resource. "This book recounts the history of the United States 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. 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"-- The Road to the Critical Moment: U.S. Special Operations Forces in the Years after Vietnam -- Disaster at Desert One: The Critical Moment -- From Iran to Grenada: The First Steps in Trying to Recover from the Critical Moment (1980-1983) -- From the Desert to the Promised Land: The Legislative Process for Creating a New Command for SOF -- The End of the Beginning: SOF in Combat (1987-1991). Tal Tovy. United States. Army. Special Forces History 20th century U.S. Special Operations Command History Special forces (Military science) United States Historiography Operation Eagle Claw, Iran, 1980 Influence Persian Gulf War, 1991 HISTORY / Military / United States HISTORY / United States / 20th Century UA34.S64 9781003351290 1003351298 9781040120217 1040120210 9781040120255 1040120253 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003351290 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003351290 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 240620 20251030122239.0 9781003351290 eng