Литература по специальности: Secret Warriors - Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era.compressed

April 25, 1980: The rescue attempt to free the hostages in Iran lay in shambles on the floor of the desert. An accidental collision had produced a giant inferno. Eight soldiers were dead, five others severely burned and seven aircraft destroyed. It was a total disaster. When America learned of the failure, it was shocked and dismayed. The whole world was stunned. Recent hostage rescue attempts by Israel, West Germany and England had been dazzlingly successful—what was wrong with the United States? Profoundly embarrassed, the Pentagon swore that it would never again let itself be caught unprepared. In particular, it was furious at the CIA for what it considered the Agency's unforg...