DESERT ONE
THE TRUE STORY OF OPERATION EAGLE CLAW - THE ILL FATED HOSTAGE RESCUE MISSION - THAT ENDED IN TRAGEDY IN THE IRANIAN DESERT
Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, United States, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | MIKE RYAN | ISBN: | 1230000233644 |
| Publisher: | AVPRO | Publication: | April 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | MIKE RYAN |
| ISBN: | 1230000233644 |
| Publisher: | AVPRO |
| Publication: | April 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Desert One is the true story of Operation Eagle Claw - the ill fated American hostage rescue mission - that ended in tragedy in the Iranian desert in April 1980. The mission was highly controversial and risky from the start with all the known factors that had to be addressed in order to free the hostages that were being held in Tehran. But from day one fate seemed to be against the dedicated and determined members of the newly formed and still secret Delta Force special forces unit that had been tasked with carrying out the mission, as they had to find a means of getting to Tehran without being discovered.
Desert One is their remarkable story.
Desert One is the true story of Operation Eagle Claw - the ill fated American hostage rescue mission - that ended in tragedy in the Iranian desert in April 1980. The mission was highly controversial and risky from the start with all the known factors that had to be addressed in order to free the hostages that were being held in Tehran. But from day one fate seemed to be against the dedicated and determined members of the newly formed and still secret Delta Force special forces unit that had been tasked with carrying out the mission, as they had to find a means of getting to Tehran without being discovered.
Desert One is their remarkable story.
