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UNINA9910458528503321 |
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Vandenbroucke Lucien S. |
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Titolo |
Perilous options : special operations as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy / / Lucien S. Vandenbroucke |
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New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 |
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©1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-43975-0 |
0-19-536443-0 |
1-60129-635-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Special operations (Military science) - United States - History - 20th century |
Special forces (Military science) - History - 20th century |
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United States History, Military 20th century |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; 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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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