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Tanker War
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Lee Allen Zatarain
Categories: Iran
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:

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"In May 1987 the US guided missile frigate Stark, calmly sailing the waters of the Persian Gulf, was suddenly blown apart by an Exocet missile fired from a MiG
America's First Clash with Iran
Language: en
Pages: 615
Authors: Lee Allen Zatarain
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-22 - Publisher: Casemate

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A revealing account of the US conflict with Iran over the Persian Gulf during the Reagan era—and the groundwork it set for today’s tensions. In May 1987, th
The Tanker War, 1980-88
Language: en
Pages: 658
Authors: George K. Walker
Categories: Freedom of the seas
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher:

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The Gulf Tanker War
Language: en
Pages: 403
Authors: Nadia El-Sayed El-Shazly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

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In the Tanker War, Iraq hoped to weaken Iran's economy and internationalise the war to force it to cease fighting at any cost. Although the Iran-Iraq War was fi
The Gulf Tanker War
Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Nadia El-Sayed El-Shazly
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-07-27 - Publisher: Springer

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In the 1984 Tanker War, Iraq used its superiority in airpower as an instrument in naval warfare, in a strategy designed to end combat. Iraq hoped to weaken Iran