El Dorado Canyon

Reagan's Undeclared War with Qaddafi

Nonfiction, History, Military, Other
Cover of the book El Dorado Canyon by Joseph Stanik, Naval Institute Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joseph Stanik ISBN: 9781612515809
Publisher: Naval Institute Press Publication: February 20, 2017
Imprint: Naval Institute Press Language: English
Author: Joseph Stanik
ISBN: 9781612515809
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication: February 20, 2017
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Language: English
America's war on terrorism did not start on 11 September. Long before the overt war in Afghanistan and the covert war against al-Qaida, U.S. forces struck at one of the hotbeds of terrorism in the world. On 15 April 1986, in the dead of night, American strike aircraft roared into the very heart of Muammar Qaddafi's Libya, attacking carefully selected targets and nearly killing the "brother leader" himself. Code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, the raid was in direct response to Qaddafi's support of a terrorist act against U.S. service personnel stationed in Europe and was a result of President Ronald Reagan's pledge to respond to terrorism with "swift and effective retribution."
Stanik, a retired naval officer and Middle East scholar, provides a detailed account of the raid as well as an in-depth analysis of its causes and effects. He also describes three other hostile encounters between U.S. and Libyan forces during Reagan's presidency and details U.S. covert operations. From a bombing in Berlin, West Germany, to terrorism in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, from the halls of power in Washington to airbases in England and the decks of American warships in the Mediterranean, Stanik has woven a truly international thriller that is all too real and forebodingly relevant to current events. A study in diplomacy, strategy, high-level policy, deck-plate operations, and the unique challenges offered by a new brand of evil, this book is required reading for a better understanding of the ongoing war on terrorism.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
America's war on terrorism did not start on 11 September. Long before the overt war in Afghanistan and the covert war against al-Qaida, U.S. forces struck at one of the hotbeds of terrorism in the world. On 15 April 1986, in the dead of night, American strike aircraft roared into the very heart of Muammar Qaddafi's Libya, attacking carefully selected targets and nearly killing the "brother leader" himself. Code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, the raid was in direct response to Qaddafi's support of a terrorist act against U.S. service personnel stationed in Europe and was a result of President Ronald Reagan's pledge to respond to terrorism with "swift and effective retribution."
Stanik, a retired naval officer and Middle East scholar, provides a detailed account of the raid as well as an in-depth analysis of its causes and effects. He also describes three other hostile encounters between U.S. and Libyan forces during Reagan's presidency and details U.S. covert operations. From a bombing in Berlin, West Germany, to terrorism in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, from the halls of power in Washington to airbases in England and the decks of American warships in the Mediterranean, Stanik has woven a truly international thriller that is all too real and forebodingly relevant to current events. A study in diplomacy, strategy, high-level policy, deck-plate operations, and the unique challenges offered by a new brand of evil, this book is required reading for a better understanding of the ongoing war on terrorism.

More books from Naval Institute Press

Cover of the book No Higher Honor by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Paullin's History of Naval Administration 1775-1911 by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Struggle for the Middle Sea by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Why Vietnam Matters by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book War in the Chesapeake by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Comics and Conflict by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Punk's War by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Where Youth and Laughter Go by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book The Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book NavCivGuide by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Racing the Sunrise by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book NATO's Gamble by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book Warships of the Napoleonic Era by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book First Rate by Joseph Stanik
Cover of the book John Paul Jones by Joseph Stanik
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy