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Record Nr.

UNINA9910702297503321

Autore

Schneller Robert John <1957->

Titolo

Anchor of resolve [[electronic resource] ] : a history of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet / / Robert J. Schneller, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : Naval Historical Center, Dept. of the Navy : , : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., , 2007

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 126 pages) : color illustrations, maps

Soggetti

Sea-power - Persian Gulf Region - History

Sea-power - Arabian Sea - History

Middle East History, Military

Middle East History, Naval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (viewed Oct. 11, 2012).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Growing American interests -- Establishment of the Middle East Force -- Creation of Central Command and NAVCENT -- The tanker war -- Desert Shield and Desert Storm -- Enforcing the peace -- Establishment of Fifth Fleet and evolution of NSA Bahrain -- Humanitarian operations -- Engaging America's allies -- Containing Iraq -- Maritime interception operations -- A new threat emerges -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Global war on terrorism: Continuing the Commitment -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading -- Acronym glossary --Index.