Urgent Fury: U.S. Special Operations Forces in Grenada, 1983

Located 1,530 miles southeast of Miami, Fla., the island of Grenada was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1498 on his third voyage.  It changed hands repeatedly between the English and French during the colonial era, becoming a profitable source of sugar grown on plantations worked by African slaves. Only 133 square miles in size, Grenada … Continue reading Urgent Fury: U.S. Special Operations Forces in Grenada, 1983