{"product_id":"absolute-resolve-gary-mitchell-9798251077704","title":"Absolute Resolve: The Raid That Seized Maduro and Redrew the Rules of Power in Venezuela","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABSOLUTE RESOLVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Raid That Seized Maduro and Redrew the Rules of Power in Venezuela\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early hours of 3 January 2026, the world woke to an image few thought possible: Nicolás Maduro, ruler of Venezuela, in U.S. custody after a lightning operation deep inside Caracas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cb\u003eAbsolute Resolve\u003c\/b\u003e is more than the story of a raid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the story of how a modern state was penetrated, how a protected ruler became a target, and how military force, intelligence, law, and political will were fused into one of the most controversial operations of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the hidden months of surveillance and rehearsal to the blackout-struck opening blows over Caracas, Gary Mitchell takes readers inside the anatomy of the mission: the hunt pattern, the mock-house planning, the tightening ring of aircraft and electronic warfare, the snatch itself, and the cold, rapid transfer from battlefield success to courtroom theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the real power of this book lies in what comes after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause removing a ruler is one thing. Repairing a country is another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Venezuela reels, Delcy Rodríguez steps into the vacuum, Washington reopens diplomatic channels, prisoners begin to walk free, and oil, law, and power are rearranged in real time. Was this justice? Strategy? Regime decapitation? Or the birth of a new American template for coercive power in the modern world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a tense, cinematic style but grounded in the public record, \u003cb\u003eAbsolute Resolve\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping work of contemporary narrative history that explores not only how the raid happened, but what it changed - and what it didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Ben Macintyre, Damien Lewis, and high-stakes modern geopolitical history, this is the story of a mission that did not end when the target was taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt began there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798251077704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Gary Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666094395647,"sku":"9798251077704","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/absolute-resolve-gary-mitchell-9798251077704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}