From Desert One to Desert Storm

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.

Tal Tovy is a senior lecturer in military history at the History Department, Bar Ilan University, Israel.

Introduction 1. The Road to the Critical Moment: US Special Operations Forces in the Years After Vietnam 2. Disaster at Desert One: The Critical Moment 3. From Iran to Grenada: The First Steps in Trying to Recover from the Critical Moment (1980-1983) 4. From the Desert to the Promised Land: The Legislative Process for Creating a New Command for SOF 5. The End of the Beginning: SOF in Combat (1987-1991)