"The Guts To Try" by James Dietz
Operation Eagle Claw - The abortive attempt to free the 53 hostages held in
Tehran, Iran ranks as one of the noblest ventures conducted by special
operations forces. On November 4, 1979, three thousand Iranian students stormed
the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The students seized the compound, capturing 66
Americans. On November 17th, the militants released thirteen hostages. For the
remainder of the crisis, the militants held 52 American hostages. When five
months of diplomatic negotiations failed to gain the release of the hostages,
President Carter issued an executive order for a military rescue mission. The
rescue mission, code named Eagle Claw, ended with catastrophic results. The
mission was aborted in the first staging/refueling area known as Desert One with
the deaths of eight servicemen.
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250
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33 1/4 by 15
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$175.00
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