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The Gulf and the West : strategic relations and military realities

Title
The Gulf and the West : strategic relations and military realities / Anthony H. Cordesman.
Author
Cordesman, Anthony H.
Publication
Boulder : Westview Press ; London : Mansell Pub., 1988.

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Description
xxv, 526 p. : maps; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
  • Persian Gulf > Strategic aspects
  • Persian Gulf Region > Defenses
  • United States > Military relations > Persian Gulf Region
  • Europe > Military relations > Persian Gulf Region
  • Persian Gulf Region > Military relations > United States
  • Persian Gulf Region > Military relations > Europe
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 489-510.
Contents
Western strategic interests in the southern Gulf -- The military build-up in the Gulf and the role of the USSR -- The regional threats to the southern Gulf states -- The southern Gulf states and western power projection capabilities -- The military capabilities and vulnerabilities of the southern Gulf states -- The development of Saudi forces -- The regional role of the Saudi air force -- The Saudi arms sale crisis of 1985-1986 -- The west enters the Gulf : 1985-1987 -- The west and naval conflict in the Gulf : 1987 -- The future of western strategic relations with the southern Gulf.
Call Number
JLE 88-1854
ISBN
  • 0813307686 (alk. paper)
  • 0720119901
LCCN
88010752
OCLC
17806381
Author
Cordesman, Anthony H.
Title
The Gulf and the West : strategic relations and military realities / Anthony H. Cordesman.
Imprint
Boulder : Westview Press ; London : Mansell Pub., 1988.
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 489-510.
Research Call Number
JLE 88-1854
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