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Tanker Wars: The Assault on Merchant Shipping During the Iran-Iraq Conflict, 1980-1988 (Library of International Relations)
Martin S. Navias
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Description for Tanker Wars: The Assault on Merchant Shipping During the Iran-Iraq Conflict, 1980-1988 (Library of International Relations)
Hardcover. This title serves a source of data for those involved in marine law and insurance, historians of the region and naval warfare specialists. It focuses on the hundreds of merchant vessels which were attacked during the Iran-Iraq war. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTM; JPS; JWL; LBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
During the Iran-Iraq war, hundreds of merchant vessels were attacked, more than 400 seamen killed and millions of dollars' worth of damages were suffered by owners, charterers and insurers. In the most sustained assault on merchant shipping since the Second World War, the control of shipping routes, destruction of enemy and enemy-allied ships, and the protection of oil exports, were key objectives. These campaigns touched the economic and security interests of the Gulf states by threatening their exports and highlighting their political and military vulnerability. The ripples of the tanker wars extended well beyond the region with attacks on vessels ... Read more
During the Iran-Iraq war, hundreds of merchant vessels were attacked, more than 400 seamen killed and millions of dollars' worth of damages were suffered by owners, charterers and insurers. In the most sustained assault on merchant shipping since the Second World War, the control of shipping routes, destruction of enemy and enemy-allied ships, and the protection of oil exports, were key objectives. These campaigns touched the economic and security interests of the Gulf states by threatening their exports and highlighting their political and military vulnerability. The ripples of the tanker wars extended well beyond the region with attacks on vessels ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Series
Library of International Relations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860640322
SKU
V9781860640322
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Ref
99-10
About Martin S. Navias
E. R. (Ted) Hooton has been a journalist for 40 years and a defence journalist for about 25 years. He has written numerous articles on military history and three highly regarded books on the history of the Luftwaffe – The Luftwaffe: A Study in Air Power 1933-1945 (2010), Phoenix Triumphant: The Rise and Rise of the Luftwaffe (1992) and Eagle ... Read more
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