02662nam 2200625 450 991078455940332120200520144314.00-19-773380-81-280-43975-00-19-536443-01-60129-635-5(CKB)1000000000363452(EBL)272459(OCoLC)252541626(SSID)ssj0000219923(PQKBManifestationID)11173762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219923(PQKBWorkID)10136210(PQKB)10674921(Au-PeEL)EBL4700464(CaPaEBR)ebr11272854(CaONFJC)MIL43975(PPN)151324026(MiAaPQ)EBC4700464(EXLCZ)99100000000036345220161011h19931993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPerilous options special operations as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy /Lucien S. VandenbrouckeNew York ;Oxford, England :Oxford University Press,1993.©19931 online resource (270 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-504591-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZThis 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.Special operations (Military science)United StatesHistory20th centurySpecial forces (Military science)History20th centuryUnited StatesHistory, Military20th centuryUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1989Special operations (Military science)HistorySpecial forces (Military science)History973.92Vandenbroucke Lucien S.1488092MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784559403321Perilous options3708310UNINA