The Gulf Tanker War Iran and Iraq’s Maritime Swordplay
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's economy and internationalize the war to force it to cease fighting, or remove the government; negotiations would follow, with Baghda...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
1998, 1998
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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's economy and internationalize the war to force it to cease fighting, or remove the government; negotiations would follow, with Baghdad in a position of strength. Although the Iran-Iraq War was first and foremost a ground war, an argument can be made that the Tanker War contributed to the 1988 ceasefire |
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| Physical Description: | XXI, 403 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781349263042 |