In December 1989, U.S. Army forces supported by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, participated in Operation Just Cause - the invasion of Panama. A combination of airborne, helicopter and ground assaults on multiple objectives quickly brought a close to this hostile action. Ex-US Special Forces soldier and author of several Osprey books, Gordon L. Rottman examines the events in Panama 1989-90, focusing principally on the military aspects of Operation 'Just Cause' and the actions of the committed armed forces units. It is the story of the men and women who successfully executed an extremely complex operation under difficult circumstances.