Modern U.S. special operations forces owe their existence to a disaster in the middle of the Iranian desert in April 1980 and the lessons learnt from this failed attempt to rescue American hostages.
The Tanker War was a successful U.S. military intervention in the Middle East, and forms a blueprint for an effective approach to future military and political global challenges.
The bloody eight-year Iran-Iraq war is now almost forgotten, overshadowed by the subsequent Gulf War and Iraq War. However, it is best remembered for the unique so-called ‘Tanker War’ which threatened...
Under the leadership of a patriotic ruler, who wasn't only cautious about the security of his state but was acting to stabilize worldwide peace by keeping the Middle East secure from the danger of Communism, the third most powerful Army Aviation in the world was born and flourished. Based on the recently declassified official records of the Iranian
A renowned expert on British tanks, Robert Griffin, gives a fine account of all the gun tank variants (Mk.1 to Mk.11). The author has described the history as only one who has lived it can do. The book...
In May 1987 the US frigate Stark, calmly sailing the waters of the Persian Gulf, was suddenly blown apart by an Exocet missile fired from an Iraqi jet fighter. A fifth of the ship’s crew was killed and many others horribly burned or wounded. This event jumpstarted one of the most mysterious conflicts in American history: “The Tanker War,” waged aga
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