Strike from the Sea: The Royal Navy and the United States Navy at War in the Middle East

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Автор: Iain Ballantyne

Название: Strike from the Sea: The Royal Navy and the United States Navy at War in the Middle East

Издательство: Nawal Institute press

Год: 2004

ISBN: 1591148448

Формат: PDF

Размер: 61,4 МБ

Язык: Английский

Количество страниц: 255

Описание: The Arabian Gulf has been a major flash point for over 50 years.

In ‘Strike from the Sea’ Iain Ballantyne examines the role of the US Navy and Royal Navy in this troubled area – and further afield – from the 1940s to the 21st Century.

He places experiences of sailors and marines at the core of a dynamic narrative that ranges across many key events. These include the Abadan Crisis of the 1950s, the Suez Crisis in 1956 and a 1961 Iraqi threat to invade Kuwait. We also learn of the ill-fated Eagle’s Claw mission to rescue the Tehran hostages, experience the Tanker War of the 1980s and clashes between the US Navy and Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. Warships and tankers are hit by sea-skimming missiles or hit mines, while terrorist attacks in Europe lead to air strikes.

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