American Intervention In Grenada: The Implications Of Operation ""Urgent Fury""

by Peter M Dunn

Why did the United States invade the sovereign state of Grenada in October 1983, risking world condemnation and the possible escalation of violence outside the borders of the tiny Caribbean island? According to the contributors to this book, the invasion―code-named "Urgent Fury"--was a product of the increasing concern with political instability in

200 pages, Hardcover

Published April 18, 2019

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repeats frequently. Written before the declassification of all documents, so there is limited insight, copious speculation, and press report analysis. You have to dig and pay attention to glean the available military intelligence surrounding the operation. A lot of the material seems of limited use. Pages 13-14 come from the middle of an entirely separate report on Ireland. For such an expensive piece of work, it does not do much. I would not recommend this. Get a history text or anything else on the operation. I bought this because the chapters sound like they'd be helpful in analyzing military intelligence. Again, it's limited conjecture and competing reports rather than facts.