PHOENIX RISING: From the Ashes of Desert One to the Rebirth of U.S. Special Operations

Recounts the paradoxical birth of SOF through the prism of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed attempt to rescue 52 Americans held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Nightingale was Deputy Operations Officer for the task force, and he vividly describes the personalities involved, the issues they faced, and the actions they took.