TY - BOOK AU - Navias,Martin S. AU - Hooton,E.R. TI - Tanker wars: the assault on merchant shipping during the Iran-Iraq conflict, 1980-1988 T2 - Library of international relations SN - 186064032X AV - DS318.85. N38 1996 U1 - 955.0542 PY - 1996/// CY - London, New York PB - I.B. Tauris KW - Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 KW - Naval operations KW - Tankers KW - Persian Gulf Region N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index; List of tables --; List of abbreviations --; Map of the Gulf area --; Introduction --; 1; Oil, shipping and the Iran-Iraq dispute --; 2; Merchant shipping and the outbreak of hostilities: 1980 --; 3; The pre-tanker war phase: 1981-83 --; 4; Iraqi escalation and Iranian response: 1984 --; 5; Shipping under fire: 1985 and 1986 --; 6; Allied intervention: 1987 --; 7; Endgame: 1988 --; 8; Merchant shipping and Gulf security in the 1990s --; Appendix: Ships attacked during the Iran-Iraq war 1981-88 --; Notes --; Index of ships --; General index ER -