Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Volume 115United States Naval Institute, 1989 - Naval art and science |
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... Gulf boiled in April and simmered in July before an August cease - fire cooled the waters . The Iran - Iraq War , attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf , and U. S. naval operations in the Gulf region continued to command much of U. S. ...
... Gulf boiled in April and simmered in July before an August cease - fire cooled the waters . The Iran - Iraq War , attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf , and U. S. naval operations in the Gulf region continued to command much of U. S. ...
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... Gulf region is so far from the United States , and the operating conditions there - including frequent heat , humidity , and windborne sand - are so difficult , that it may require closer to four or five ships in the Navy's inventory to ...
... Gulf region is so far from the United States , and the operating conditions there - including frequent heat , humidity , and windborne sand - are so difficult , that it may require closer to four or five ships in the Navy's inventory to ...
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... Gulf from five ships to more than 20. To protect its vital inter- ests in the region , support its Arab allies against the Ira- nian threat , and keep the Soviet Union's presence in the Gulf to a minimum , the United States had to ...
... Gulf from five ships to more than 20. To protect its vital inter- ests in the region , support its Arab allies against the Ira- nian threat , and keep the Soviet Union's presence in the Gulf to a minimum , the United States had to ...
Contents
Comment and Discussion | 21 |
No Right to Fight | 27 |
Keeping the Faith With Marine Aviators | 33 |
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