Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 2. The setting, 1946-1973
  • ch. 3. The October War and its aftermath
  • ch. 4. Iran, Afghanistan, and the evolution of the Carter doctrine
  • ch. 5. The rapid deployment force : planning, strategy, operational requirements
  • ch. 6. U.S. power in the Gulf : military strategy and regional politics
  • ch. 7. The Western alliance and Middle East policy : attempts at cooperation
  • ch. 8. The out-of-area problem for NATO
  • ch. 9. The dilemmas of Persian Gulf security.