A Poisoned Chalice: The U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf, 1987-1988 - Hardcover
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A Poisoned Chalice: The U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf, 1987-1988
In the 1980s, Iraq and Iran attacked each other's petroleum industry in the Persian Gulf in what became known as the Tanker War. In an effort to restore stability to the world's oil markets, the United States deployed a U.S. Navy flotilla to escort convoys of oil tankers in an operation dubbed Earnest Will. Although U.S. leaders imagined the Navy's presence would deter hostile action, the United...
Stephen P. Phillips served in the U.S. Navy as a surface warfare officer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. During his naval career he deployed to Haiti, Somalia, the Balkans, and the Persian Gulf and served in the Global War on Terrorism. Phillips is currently a design strategist and scientific diver at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He is also a host of Preble...
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