Most daring raids in history

Describes Great Britain's Special Air Service's response to the taking over of the Iranian embassy in London by Iranian Arab separatists in 1980, discussing the origins of the raid, the events of the six-day seizure, the SAS assault, and the aftermath; and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

Describes the Special Air Service assault in West Africa during 2000, discussing conflict diamonds, HMS Ocean, initial strategy, and the planning, execution, and outcome of the mission, and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

Describes the Allied forces raid of Pointe-du-Hoc, discussing its origins, planning, execution, and outcome, and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

Describes the Okinawa raid of 1609, discussing its origins, planning, execution, and outcome, and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

Describes the Israeli Special Forces raid of Entebbe, discussing the origins of aerial hijacking, Black September, the hijacking of Air France flight 139, and the planning, execution, and outcome of the mission, and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

Describes the origins, planning, execution, and outcome of the Chattanooga Railroad Expedition of 1862 in which volunteers from the Union Army commandeered a train and damaged the Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga while being pursued by other locomotives.