{"product_id":"caribbean-crisis-the-invasion-of-grenada-1983-9781036104085","title":"Caribbean Crisis: The Invasion of Grenada, 1983","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1983, President Reagan's military intervention in Grenada, under the guise of rescuing U.S. citizens, led to a botched operation, exposing political and military missteps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1983, Grenada, a small Commonwealth Island in the Caribbean, had strong ties with Communist Cuba. Bernard Coard and a group of hard-line Marxist-Leninists overthrew the unelected Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and then executed Bishop and his entourage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresident Ronald Reagan displayed a paranoic concern as he believed that, in Grenada, Cuba was building a powerful military base. To eliminate what he saw as a threat, he resolved to initiate regime change in Grenada. To justify an armed intervention, he made the safety of US citizens on the Island his casus belli.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poorly trained, lightly-armed and unmotivated military forces of Grenada were only hundreds strong. Nevertheless, Reagan assembled a major fleet and 7,500 troops to invade the island and rescue his citizens. This was an overly massive hammer to crack a miniscule nut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReagan misled the British Government as to his intentions, ignored the trenchant views of Prime Minister Thatcher and, having assembled a cosmetic coalition of other Caribbean states, US forces invaded the island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis well-researched and perceptive book by an experienced historian examines what he describes as, 'a masterclass in political and military ineptitude'. The invasion was judged by the United Nations to be illegal and, during the USA's three-day Operation URGENT FURY, anything that could go wrong - did. However, the courage of American servicemen is not in question although the quality of their senior leadership is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this far-reaching book, the author covers the trial of the murderers, and the impact of Reagan's belligerent rhetoric that, following URGENT FURY, very nearly triggered World War III.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a crisp, incisive summation and very readable account of an incident in modern history that restored democracy to Grenada, and led to major changes in the manner that the armed forces of the USA conduct their business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNash, N. S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"NA 'Tank' Nash CBE was educated at Latymer Upper School before entering the catering industry with J Lyons and Co Ltd. He enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company in 1957 and served until conscripted for National Service in 1960; he was a member of the Army Catering Corps for thirty years, rising to the rank of Brigadier. He resigned his commission in 1991. For thirty-three years, from 1973, he wrote humour under the pen name 'Sustainer' and his work was published internationally in a variety of military journals. His books for Pen and Sword include K Boat Catastrophe, 'Strafer' Gott - Desert General, Chitral Charlie - The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townshend and Valour in the Trenches.\"","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Military","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580222275858,"sku":"9781036104085","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_451b3fcd-1900-4fa6-b19e-bfcdbd2ce2db.jpg?v=1756211704","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/caribbean-crisis-the-invasion-of-grenada-1983-9781036104085","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}