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- catalog abstract ""Some of the most spectacular military successes in recent times have been won by ... special forces. The raising of the Iranian Embassy siege in London and the rescue of hostages at Entebbe and Mogadishu demonstrated some of their capabilities. But there have been equally spectacular failures, such as the abortive US rescue mission to Iran ... Who trains these special forces? Who controls them -- and how effective are they? The work and training of these forces for both peace and war are kept hidden from public scrutiny. Drawing on previously unpublished material, [the author] reveals the triumphs and disasters of these secret armies including a mission by Britain's SAS to put down a coup in the Gambia in 1981 and the debacle of the US invasion of Grenada in 1982"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b1840672.
- catalog created "1988, c1987.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "1988, c1987.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1988, c1987.".
- catalog description ""Some of the most spectacular military successes in recent times have been won by ... special forces. The raising of the Iranian Embassy siege in London and the rescue of hostages at Entebbe and Mogadishu demonstrated some of their capabilities. But there have been equally spectacular failures, such as the abortive US rescue mission to Iran ... Who trains these special forces? Who controls them -- and how effective are they? The work and training of these forces for both peace and war are kept hidden from public scrutiny. Drawing on previously unpublished material, [the author] reveals the triumphs and disasters of these secret armies including a mission by Britain's SAS to put down a coup in the Gambia in 1981 and the debacle of the US invasion of Grenada in 1982"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [417]-420.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Europe ablaze -- pt. 3. Covert actions. Guerrillas, assassins and subversives -- Vietnam : futility and frustration -- Poisoning the Prague spring -- pt. 4. Bloody revolution. 'There are no innocents' -- The hydra strikes -- pt. 5. America to the rescue. Charlie's angels -- Debacle at Desert One -- pt. 6. Russia's Vietnam? Assault on Kabul -- Changing tactics -- pt. 7. The British experience. Attack at Princes gate -- Three men and a coup -- Operation Corporate -- pt. 8. The snake eater returns. The snake bites back -- Operation Urgent Fury -- Congress bites the bullet -- pt. 9. Training and equipment. Targeting the West -- Preparing for conflict -- pt. 10. Surrogate warfare. A fist into water -- Operation Recovery.".
- catalog extent "440 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0091734525 :".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "1988, c1987.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Hutchinson,".
- catalog subject "Military history, Modern 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Special forces (Military science)".
- catalog subject "U240 .A3x 1988b".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Europe ablaze -- pt. 3. Covert actions. Guerrillas, assassins and subversives -- Vietnam : futility and frustration -- Poisoning the Prague spring -- pt. 4. Bloody revolution. 'There are no innocents' -- The hydra strikes -- pt. 5. America to the rescue. Charlie's angels -- Debacle at Desert One -- pt. 6. Russia's Vietnam? Assault on Kabul -- Changing tactics -- pt. 7. The British experience. Attack at Princes gate -- Three men and a coup -- Operation Corporate -- pt. 8. The snake eater returns. The snake bites back -- Operation Urgent Fury -- Congress bites the bullet -- pt. 9. Training and equipment. Targeting the West -- Preparing for conflict -- pt. 10. Surrogate warfare. A fist into water -- Operation Recovery.".
- catalog title "Secret armies : the full story of S.A.S., Delta Force, & Spetsnaz / James Adams.".
- catalog type "text".