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Sept. 4, 2025

Book Review: Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw JTF 1-79

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Military History |  
 
Author: James Stejskal
 
| Reviewed by Colonel Daniel W. Harris, US Air Force, instructor, Department of Command, Leadership, and Management, US Army War College
 
Adding to the history of Operation Eagle Claw, the author includes primary sources, photos, and declassified documents to the story of the failed special operations forces rescue attempt and a second planned-but-never-executed rescue attempt. The reviewer calls this book “captivating” and of interest to “anyone interested in learning more about a lesser-known element of the Desert One mission.”
 

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Keywords: Iran, Operation Eagle Claw, Special Operations Forces, urban unconventional warfare