Special Forces Berlin : clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990 /
Stejskal, James,
Special Forces Berlin : clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990 / James Stejskal. - xvi, 333 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index.
The Origins of Special Forces -- The Formative Years (1956-1971) -- A New Mission and a Midlife Crisis (1972-1976) -- The Pros from Dover (1976-1981) -- Appointment in Tehran -- The Final Days (1981-1984) -- The New Kid on the Block (1984) -- Until the Fall (1984-1990) -- Epilogue: A Casualty of Peace -- Appendix A: In the Sights of the Enemy -- Appendix B: Leadership -- Timeline: Special Forces Berlin, 1956-1990 -- Timeline: Iran Mission, 1979-1981 -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Notes -- Sources.
The previously untold history of a highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachment covertly stationed in West Berlin, Germany during the Cold War, poised to act if war ever broke out.
9781612004440 161200444X
Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc, 1950 Lawrence rd, Havertown, PA, USA, 19083, (610)8539131 SAN 631-9386
2017304754
GBB744987 bnb
018263352 Uk
Special forces (Military science)--History--United States--20th century.
Cold War.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
Special Forces Berlin : clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990 / James Stejskal. - xvi, 333 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index.
The Origins of Special Forces -- The Formative Years (1956-1971) -- A New Mission and a Midlife Crisis (1972-1976) -- The Pros from Dover (1976-1981) -- Appointment in Tehran -- The Final Days (1981-1984) -- The New Kid on the Block (1984) -- Until the Fall (1984-1990) -- Epilogue: A Casualty of Peace -- Appendix A: In the Sights of the Enemy -- Appendix B: Leadership -- Timeline: Special Forces Berlin, 1956-1990 -- Timeline: Iran Mission, 1979-1981 -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Notes -- Sources.
The previously untold history of a highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachment covertly stationed in West Berlin, Germany during the Cold War, poised to act if war ever broke out.
9781612004440 161200444X
Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc, 1950 Lawrence rd, Havertown, PA, USA, 19083, (610)8539131 SAN 631-9386
2017304754
GBB744987 bnb
018263352 Uk
Special forces (Military science)--History--United States--20th century.
Cold War.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.