In 1983 the execution by firing squad of Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, together with seven of his close supporters, triggered the largest US military operation since Vietnam. In the 3-day invasion, code-named "Urgent Fury", 14,000 of the 20,000 troops involved received gallantry decorations. "Urgent Fury" was proclaimed a triumph for the Armed Forces, coming at a time when US morale was low. The author was the Caribbean Operations Staff Officer for the operation and he gives here an eye-witness account.
- ISBN10 0850520231
- ISBN13 9780850520231
- Publish Date 19 October 1989 (first published 1 May 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 2 October 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 356
- Language English