Operation Eagle Claw (Desert One) - November 2002

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BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS

U 240 .A3
Adams, James. Secret Armies: Inside the American, Soviet, and European Special Forces. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. (See part 5: America to the Rescue)

UB 23 .A67
Anno, Stephen E. and William E. Einspahr. Command and Control and Communications Lessons Learned: Iranian Rescue, Falklands Conflict, Grenada Invasion, Libya Raid. Maxwell AFB, AL: Air War College, Air University, 1988.

E 183.8 .I55 B42
Beckwith, Charlie A. and Donald Knox. Delta Force. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983.

E 745 .B57
Bolger, Daniel P. Americans at War, 1975-1986: An Era of Violent Peace. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1988. (See pages 99-168, Dust and Ashes: The Iranian Hostage Rescue)

U 260 .B85 1993
Bratton, John M. Contingency Forces in the Year 2020: Optimizing Joint Warfighting. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army War College, 1993.

TL 553.8 .B8 1984
Brauer, Richard F. A Critical Examination of Planning Imperatives Applicable to Hostage Rescue Operations. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army War College, 1984.

UB 212 .B6 1996
Brown, Harry S. The Command and Control of Special Operations Forces. Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School, 1996.

DS 318.8 .B93 2002
Buck, Peter D. The Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt: A Case Study. Quantico, VA: Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2002.

E 183.8 .I55 A7
Christopher, Warren, et al. American Hostages in Iran: The Conduct of a Crisis. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1985.

U 260 .C89 1993
Curtis, Thiery G. Special Operations: Joint Training. Maxwell AFB, FL: Air University Press, 1993. (See pages 30-33)

U 260 .D78 1986
Drummond, Raymond R. The Unified Command System and Unity of Command. Fort Leavenworth, KS: School of Advanced Military Studies, Army Command and General Staff College, 1986.

UA 23 .E53
Emerson, Steven. Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era. New York: Putnam, 1988. (See pages 7-26)

E 183.8 .I55 E5
Engelmayer, Sheldon D. and Robert J. Wagman. Hostage. Ottawa, IL: Caroline House Publishers, 1981.

UB 212 .F55 1995
Flynt, William C., III. Broken Stiletto: Command and Control of the Joint Task Force during Operation Eagle Claw at Desert One. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Army Command and General Staff College, 1995.

E 183.8 .P35 F6 1990
Fondren, James W. Joint Task Force Operations in the Persian Gulf. Maxwell AFB, FL: Air War College, Air University, 1989. (See pages 5-7)

UB 212 .G5
Gilbert, Daniel J. Joint Task Force Command, Control and Communications: Have We Improved? Fort Leavenworth, KS: School of Advanced Military Studies, Army Command and General Staff College, 1989.

U 168 .H873 1999
Hume, Scott F. Armored Rangers: US Army Rangers Regiment Need Armored Vehicles to Enhance Its Forced Entry Capability? Fort Leavenworth, KS: Army Command and General Staff College, 1999.

KF 49 .C65 1980
"Iran Rescue Mission: President Carter’s April 26, 1980 Communication to Congress." Congressional Quarterly Almanac, vol. 36, 1980, pp. 49E-50E.

E 872 .J6
Jordan, Hamilton. Crisis: The Last Years of the Carter Presidency. New York: Putnam, 1982. (See Index, Rescue Mission)

E 183.8 .I55 K9
Kyle, James H. and John Robert Eidson. The Guts to Try: The Untold Story of the Iran Hostage Rescue Mission by the On-Scene Desert Commander. New York: Orion Books, 1990.

U 262 .L46 1998
Lenaham, Rod. Crippled Eagle: A Historical Perspective of U.S. Special Operations 1976-1996. Charleston, SC: Narwhal Press, 1998.

HV 6433 .M5 M3
Martin, David C. and John L. Walcott. Best Laid Plans: The Inside Story of America’s War against Terrorism. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. (See pages 6-42: Desert One)

E 183.8 .I55 N5
McFadden, Robert D., et al. No Hiding Place. New York: Times Books, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 M3
McManus, Doyle. Free at Last! New York: New American Library, 1981.
(See Chapter Ten, Disaster in the Desert)

MF/AD A348 527
Mis, James M. From Son Tay to Desert One: Lessons Unlearned. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1998.

E 183.8 .I55 P4
Pelletier, Jean and Claude Adams. The Canadian Caper. New York: W. Morrow, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 Q8
Queen, Richard and Patricia Cecil Hass. Inside and Out: Hostage to Iran, Hostage to Myself. New York: Putnam, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 R239 2001
Radvanyi, Richard A. Operation Eagle Claw: Lessons Learned. Quantico, VA: Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2000.

UA 23 .N2477 1994 v. 2
Rickets, R. Allan, et al.National Security: Case Studies in Policy Making and Implementation. Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, 1994.
(See Chapter 3, Disaster in the Desert: The U.S. Rescue Attempt, Iran, April 1980)

E 183.8 .I55 R93
Ryan, Paul B. The Iranian Rescue Mission: Why It Failed. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1985.

E 183.8 .I55 S2
Salinger, Pierre. America Held Hostage: The Secret Negotiations. New York: Doubleday, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 S4
Scott, Charles W. Pieces of the Game: The Human Drama of Americans Held Hostage in Iran. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1984.

E 183.8 .I55 S53
Sick, Gary. All Fall Down: America’s Tragic Encounter with Iran. New York: Random House, 1985.

D 214 .G74 1997
Southworth, Samuel A. Great Raids in History: From Drake to Desert One. New York: Sarpedon, 1997. (See pages 299-310, Delta Force at Desert One)

MF/AD A234 054
Thigpen, Jerry L. AFSOC: The Air Force’s Newest Command. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army War College, 1991. (See page 28-34)

MF/AD A183 395
Thomas, Charles S. The Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Army War College, 1987.

E 183.8 .I55 T8
Turner, Stansfield. Terrorism and Democracy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
(See pages 99-145)

UA 23.3 .A5 1981 Pt. 4
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Hostage Rescue Mission. Hearings…96^th Congress, 2^nd Session. Washington: GPO, 1980. (See pages 605-675)

DS 318.8 .U32
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Iran’s Seizure of the United States Embassy. Hearings…97^th Congress, 1^st Session. Washington: GPO, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 U453
----------. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. Iran Claims Act. Hearing…98^th Congress, 1^st Session. Washington: GPO, 1984.

DS 318.8 .U5
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. The Iran Hostage Crisis, a Chronology of Daily Developments: Report. Washington: GPO, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 U46
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. The Iran Agreements. Hearings…97^th Congress, 1^st Session. Washington: GPO, 1981.

E 183.8 .I55 U47
----------. The Situation in Iran. Hearing…96^th Congress, 2^nd Session. Washington: GPO, 1980.

DS 318.8 .U6
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Special Operations Review Group. Rescue Mission Report. Washington: Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1980.

E 183.8 .I55 W3
Wells, Tim. 444 Days: The Hostages Remember. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985.

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PERIODICALS

Ali, Mukarram. "The Debacle at Tabas." Islamic Defence Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1980, pp. 3-7.

"Another Rescue Mission: Special Report." Newsweek, vol. 95, no. 19, May 12, 1980, pp. 26-53.

Aspin, Les. "Desert One to Desert Storm: Making Ready for Victory." Middle East Insight, vol. 8, no. 1, July/Aug. 1991, pp. 5-8.

"Behind the Abortive U.S. Rescue Mission." Ground Defence International, vol. 7, no. 65, June 1980, pp. 10-12.

Brzezinski, Zbignew. "The Failed Mission." New York Times Magazine, Apr. 18, 1982, pp. 28-31 +.

Cable, James. "Naval Forces and Diplomacy." Naval Forces, vol. 2, no. 1, 1981, pp. 10-13.

Cogan, Charles G. "Not to Offend: Observations on Iran, the Hostages, and the Hostage Rescue Mission—Ten Years Later." Comparative Strategy, vol. 9, no. 4, Oct./Dec. 1990, pp. 415-432.

Copley, Gregory. "Strategic Price of the U.S. Iranian Raid." Defense & Foreign Affairs, vol. 8, no. 5, May 1980, p. 48.

Crawley, Vince. "Remembering Ill-Fated Desert One Mission." Marine Corps Times, vol. 2, no. 17, May 8, 2000, p. 25.

Cross, Michael J. "Second Guessing Desert One." Marine Corps Gazette, vol. 76, no. 3, Mar. 1992, p. 57.

"Debacle in the Desert." Time, vol. 115, no. 18, May 5, 1980, pp. 12-17 +.

Earl, Robert L. "A Matter of Principle." Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute, vol. 109, no. 2, Feb. 1983, pp. 29-36.

Fink, Donald E. "Rescue Helicopters Drawn from Fleet." Aviation Week and Space Technology, vol. 112, no. 18, May 5, 1980, pp. 24-25.

Gabriel, R. A. "A Commando Operation That Was Wrong from the Start: The US Rescue Mission into Iran, April 1980." Canadian Defense Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 3, Winter 1980/81, pp. 6-10.

Greeley, Jim. "Desert One." Airman, vol. 45, no. 4, Apr. 2001, pp. 2-9.

----------. "A Night to Remember." Airman, vol. 45, no. 5, May 2001, pp. 36-39.

Griffiths, David R. "Readiness Rate of RH-53 Key Issue." Aviation Week & Space Technology, vol. 112, no. 18, May 5, 1980, pp. 22-23.

----------. "Report Reviews Iran Rescue Mission Flaws." Aviation Week & Space Technology, vol. 113, no. 9, Sept. 1, 1980, pp. 44-46.

----------. "Turbulence Factor Cited in RH-53 Iran Mission." Aviation Week & Space Technology, vol. 112, no. 19, May 12, 1980, pp. 16-18.

Haas, Michael E. "Eagle Claw." Soldier of Fortune, vol. 22, no. 3, Mar. 1997, pp. 30-33 +.

----------. "Eagle Claw—Mission Implausible." Soldier of Fortune, vol. 22, no. 4, Apr. 1997, pp. 28-31 +.

Harvey, David. "Reflections of Desert One—Interview with Lt.Gen. Charles Pitman." Rotor & Wing International, vol. 23, no. 10, Sept. 1989, pp. 36-38 +.

Hayward, Thomas B. "Crisis in Confidence." United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association. Bulletin, vol. 42, no. 5, Sept./Oct. 1980, pp. 33-36.

Hoffman, Bruce. "Commando Warfare and Small Raiding Parties as Part of a Counterterrorist Military Policy." Conflict, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 15-43.

"Iran Raid: Deep Footprints in the Sand." Economist, vol. 275, no. 7131, May 3, 1980, pp. 33-37.

"Iran Rescue Mission: Group Analyzes Reasons for Failure." Aviation Week & Space Technology, vol. 113, no. 11, Sept. 15, 1980, pp. 61-63 +; vol. 113, no. 12, Sept. 22, 1980, pp. 140-144; vol. 113, no. 13, Sept. 29, 1980, pp. 84-85 +.

"Iranian Rescue Mission: Defense Dept. Issues Detailed Analysis." Aviation Week & Space Technology, vol. 112, no. 20, May 19, 1980, pp. 91-94.

Jacobs, Gene. "The Iran Rescue Mission—An Analysis One Year Later." Asian Defence Journal, Apr. 1981, pp. 34-38.

"Jimmy Carter Desert Classic." New Republic, vol. 182, no. 19, May 10, 1980, pp. 7-9.

Kitfield, James. "Third World Wars: Small Doesn’t Mean Easy." Military Forum, vol. 6, no. 3, Oct. 1989, pp. 22-26 +.

Kreisher, Otto. "Desert One." Air Force Magazine, vol. 82, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 60-67.

----------. "Desert One Disaster." MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, vol. 13, no. 1, Autumn 2000, pp. 42-51.

Levin, Bob, et al. "A Grim Pentagon Critique." Newsweek, vol. 96, no. 9, Sept. 1, 1980, pp. 20-21.

Library of Congress. Iran Task Force, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Congressional Research Service. "Iran: Consequences of the Abortive Attempt to Rescue the American Hostages." Conflict, vol. 3, no. 1, 1981, pp. 55-77.

Martin, David C. "Inside the Rescue Mission." Newsweek, vol. 100, no. 2, July 12, 1982, pp. 16-22 +.

----------. "New Light on the Rescue Mission." Newsweek, vol. 95, no. 26, June 30, 1980, pp. 18-20.

Mayer, Allan J., et al. "A Mission Comes to Grief in Iran: Special Report." Newsweek, vol. 95, no.18, May 5, 1980, pp. 24-30 +.

Middleton, Drew. "Going the Military Route." New York Times Magazine, May 17, 1981, pp. 103-112.

"President Carter’s News Conference of April 29 (Excerpts)." U.S. Dept. of State Bulletin, vol. 80, no. 2039, June 1980, pp. 8-11.

Prina, L. Edgar. "Concerning Professionalism and Failure, Dedication and Media Innuendo." Sea Power, vol. 23, no. 6, June 1980, pp. 17-19.

"Raging Debate over the Desert Raid." Time, vol. 115, no. 19, May 12, 1980, p. 32 +.

Ray, Ellen and William Schaap. "Deltagate?" Covert Action, no. 28, Summer 1987, p. 68 +.

"Rescue That Failed—Big Setback for U.S." U.S. News and World Report, vol. 88, no. 17, May 5, 1980, pp. 21-23.

Rhee, Will. "Comparing U.S. Operations Kingpin (1970) and Eagle Claw (1980)." International Journal of Intelligence & Counterintelligence, vol. 6, no. 4, Winter 1993, pp. 489-506.

Rolfsen, Bruce. "Out of the Ashes." Air Force Times, vol. 60, no. 40, May 1, 2000, p. 24.

Schemmer, Benjamin F. "Beckwith Blasts Newsweek Account of Iranian Rescue Mission." Armed Forces Journal International, vol. 119, no. 12, Aug. 1982, p. 17 +.

----------. "Presidential Courage and the April 1980 Iranian Rescue Mission." Armed Forces Journal International, vol. 118, no. 9, May 1981, pp. 60-62.

Scott, Alexander. "The Tehran Raid: The Lessons of the Iranian Raid for American Military Policy." Armed Forces Journal International, vol. 117, no. 10, June 1980, p. 26 +.

Simko, Barbara J. "Logistics of the Iranian Hostage Rescue Effort." Logistics Spectrum, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall 1990, pp. 5-9.

Smith, Steve. "Policy Preferences and Bureaucratic Position: The Case of the American Hostage Rescue Mission." International Affairs, vol. 61, no. 1, Winter 1984/85, pp. 9-25.

"The Tehran Rescue Mission." Flight International, vol. 118, no. 3713, July 5, 1980, pp. 12-13.

Thornton, Richard C. and Alan Capps. "New Light on the Iran Hostage Rescue Mission." Marine Corps Gazette, vol. 75, no. 12, Dec. 1991, pp. 90-95.

"Tragedy in the Desert—Rescue That Failed." U.S. News and World Report, vol. 88, no. 7, May 5, 1980, pp. 6-7.

"U.S. Attempts Rescue of American Hostages in Iran." U.S. Dept. of State Bulletin, vol. 80, no. 2039, June 1980, pp. 38-43.

Valliere, John E. "Disaster at Desert One: Catalyst for Change." Parameters, vol. 22, no. 3, Autumn 1992, pp. 69-82.

"What the ‘Rescue’ Reveals." Commonweal, vol. 107, no. 9, May 9, 1980, pp. 259-260.

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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Floyd, Jane Miller. Skipping the Interagency Process Can Mean Courting Disaster: The Case of Desert One. Washington: National War College, 1999. On-Line. Internet, 5 Nov. 2001. Available at: http://www.ndu.edu/library/n1/99-E-45.pdf

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