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).

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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