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Navias, Martin S.,

Tanker wars : the assault on merchant shipping during the Iran-Iraq conflict, 1980-1988 / Martin S. Navias and E.R. Hooton. - ix, 244 pages : map ; 22 cm. - Library of international relations. . - Library of international relations (Series). .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index.

List of tables -- List of abbreviations -- Map of the Gulf area -- Introduction -- Oil, shipping and the Iran-Iraq dispute -- Merchant shipping and the outbreak of hostilities: 1980 -- The pre-tanker war phase: 1981-83 -- Iraqi escalation and Iranian response: 1984 -- Shipping under fire: 1985 and 1986 -- Allied intervention: 1987 -- Endgame: 1988 -- Merchant shipping and Gulf security in the 1990s -- Appendix: Ships attacked during the Iran-Iraq war 1981-88 -- Notes -- Index of ships -- General index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

ISBN: 186064032X 9781860640322

LCCN: 95062322

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988--Naval operations
Tankers--Persian Gulf Region

LC Class. No.: DS318.85. / N38 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 955.0542