{"product_id":"2940148886044","title":"Dragon Operations: Hostage Rescues in the Congo, 1964-1965","description":"Leavenworth Paper No. 14, Dragon Operations: Hostage Rescues in the\u003cbr\u003eCongo, 1964-1965 is a useful historical analysis of a cold war crisis, the\u003cbr\u003eresolution of which depended upon the planning and execution of joint and\u003cbr\u003ecombined military operations. It shows how combatants react to the pressures\u003cbr\u003eand uncertainties associated with a rapidly changing situation in a\u003cbr\u003ehighly politicized arena.\u003cbr\u003eMajor Thomas P. Odom examines the Congo rescue missions at each\u003cbr\u003elevel of United States military involvement. As a working group of diplomats,\u003cbr\u003eintelligence personnel, and military officers' managed the crisis from\u003cbr\u003eWashington, their representatives in the field planned and executed the\u003cbr\u003eairborne operations. Odom traces the evolution of planning from what was\u003cbr\u003eto have been a joint United States Army-Air Force operation to a combined\u003cbr\u003eventure in which the major American cotntribution was to airlift Belgian\u003cbr\u003eparatroopers into the Congo and to evacuate the surviving hostages. Based\u003cbr\u003eon recently declassified documents and interviews with key American,\u003cbr\u003eBelgian, and French participants, Dragon Operations combines detailed\u003cbr\u003eanalysis and a narrative to provide fresh insight into one of the first hostage\u003cbr\u003erescue missions of the cold war. Odom's account shows how the fluidity of\u003cbr\u003ean extremely complex situation can defy even the most comprehensive plans.\u003cbr\u003eWhere planning was defective or the plans proved outdated, the combined\u003cbr\u003eteam taking part in the mission relied on flexibility and adaptability to see\u003cbr\u003ethem through.\u003cbr\u003eDragon Operations, besides chronicling a successful operation, clearly\u003cbr\u003edemonstrates the relevance of military history for today's professional soldier.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the circumstances and considerations of the Congo crisis are unique\u003cbr\u003eto that situation, the case study reveals broader interoperability patterns\u003cbr\u003ethat continually must be addressed in joint and combined operations.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111518060784,"sku":"2940148886044","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148886044_p0.jpg?v=1763710182","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148886044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}