It's a real shame that there are no good, in-depth books on this operation. Or are there? I'd love to find out!
I remember having a lunchtime discussion at Shrivenham with 2 of the academics over why Eagle Claw was a failure, when the Son Tay raid, 10 years earlier had been a (qualified) success. I know that Shrivenham isn't everyone's cup of tea,but for a cabbage like me, that hour epitomised what I loved about being there.