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Inside the Danger Zone : the U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf, 1987-1988.

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From the Iraqi attack on the USS Stark to Iranian mine fields to Revolutionary Guard gunboats, the 1987-88 Persian Gulf was a place of shadowy danger for U.S. Navy ships assigned to protect oil tankers during the Iran-Iraq War. A low-profile escort mission quickly became an international test of wil...

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Main Author:	Wise, Harold Lee
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Naval Institute Press, c2007, 2013.
Subjects:	Samuel B. Roberts (Frigate : FFG-58) Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 > Naval operations, American. United States > History, Naval > 20th century. États-Unis > Histoire navale > 20e siècle. HISTORY > General. Military operations, Naval > American United States 1900-1999 Naval history Electronic books.
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