Langbeschreibung
First published in 1989, this title explores the nature and dimensions of the U.S. strategy in the Gulf in the formative years that followed the fall of the Shah, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1 Evolution of U.S. Interests and Objectives; Chapter 2 The Shah and the Nixon Doctrine; Chapter 3 From Teheran to Kabul, 1979; Chapter 4 The Central Command; Chapter 5 Bases, 'Facility Access', and Geopolitics; Chapter 6 Threats, Contingency Planning, and Response; Chapter 7 Conclusion;