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BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS

UA 23 .A1 A7
American Defense Annual, 1988-1989. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1985.
(See chapter 6, "Seapower")

V 425 .U5 C65 1997
Collins, James W. Blue and Purple: Optimizing the Command and Control of Forward Deployed Naval Special Warfare. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Army Command and General Staff College, 1997 (See pages 65-71).
Also available at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA331532

UA 832 .C6
Cordesman, Anthony H. The Gulf and the West: Strategic Relations and Military Realities. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1988. (See chapters 10 and 11)

E 840.5 .C76 A3 1993
Crowe, William J., and David Chanoff. The Line of Fire: From Washington to the Gulf, the Politics and Battles of the New Military. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. (See pages 187-211, "Operation Earnest Will")

DS 318.8 .C86 1991
Crowell, Philip H., III. Innovation and Operation Earnest Will: A Blueprint for Future Low Level Conflicts. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1991.

UA 832 .G87 1994
Gurley, Michael. Operation Earnest Will. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1994.
Also available at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA293686

DS 318.85 .P46
Joyner, Christopher C. The Persian Gulf War: Lessons for Strategy, Law, and Diplomacy. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. (See pages 153-172, "Choice and Duty in Foreign Affairs: The Reflagging of the Kuwaiti Tankers")

E 183.8 .I72 L48 1997
Levinson, Jeffrey L., and Randy L. Edwards. Missile Inbound: The Attack on the Stark in the Persian Gulf. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1997.

DS 79.72 .L885 1990
Luti, William J. Ends Versus Means: A Critical Analysis of the Persian Gulf Crisis (1987-1988). Medford, MA: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1990.

DS 318.85 .N38 1996
Navias, Martin S., and E.R. Hooton. Tanker Wars: The Assault on Merchant Shipping During the Iran-Iraq Conflict, 1980-1988. London: I.B. Tauris, 1996.

DS 326 .P36 1992
Palmer, Michael A. Guardians of the Gulf: A History of America’s Expanding Role in the Persian Gulf, 1833-1992. New York: Free Press, 1992. (See chapter 7, "The Tanker War, 1987-1988")

DS 318.85 .P457 2006
Peniston, Bradley. No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2006.

HV 6432 .R64 2003
Rodeman, Christopher A. In Search of an Operational Doctrine for Maritime Counterterrorism. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 2003.
Also available at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA415650

DS 318.8 .S352 1997
Selby, Michael W. Without Clear Objectives: Operation Earnest Will. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1997.
Also available at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA325197

UA 832 .S64 1991
Smith, James L.T. Crisis Management: United States Reflagging of Kuwait Tankers (1987-1988). Medford, MA: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1991.

DS 318.85 .S75 1989
Sreedhar, and Kapil Kaul. Tanker War: Aspects of Iraq-Iran War, 1980-88. New Delhi: ABC Pub. House, 1989.

E 182. G76 1998
Sweetman, Jack. Great American Naval Battles. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998. (See pages 381-399, "Operation Praying Mantis")

E 182 .S995 2005
Symonds, Craig L. Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. (See pages 265-320, "Operation Praying Mantis, the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988")

VA 65 .S8 R37
U. S. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Staff Investigation into the Iraqi Attack on the USS Stark. Report…100th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: GPO, 1987.

E 183.8 .P35 U25
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Defense Policy Panel and Subcommittee on Investigations. National Security Policy Implications of United States Operations in the Persian Gulf. Report…100th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: GPO, 1987.

E 183.8 .P35 U7
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations and Defense Policy Panel. The Policy Implications of U.S. Involvement in the Persian Gulf. Hearings…100th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: GPO, 1988.

V 856 .U8
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. Mine Warfare. Hearing…100th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: GPO, 1988.

UA 26 .P3 U7
U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science and Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. Overview of the Situation in the Persian Gulf. Hearings and Markup…100th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: GPO, 1987.

UA 832 .U828
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. U.S. Military Forces to Protect "Re-Flagged" Kuwaiti Oil Tankers. Hearings…100th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: GPO, 1987.

UA 832 .U849
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. War in the Persian Gulf: The U.S. Takes Sides: A Staff Report. Washington: GPO, 1987.

UA 34 .S64 U58 2007
U.S. Special Operations Command. History and Research Office. United States Special Operations Command History: 20 (1987-2007) Proven in the Past, Vigilant Today, Prepared for the Future. MacDill AFB, FL, 2007. (See pages 29-31)

JX 1295 .U4 2000
Walker, George K. The Tanker War, 1980-88: Law and Policy. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 2000. (See pages 59-67)

DS 318.85 .W57 2007
Wise, Harold Lee. Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf, 1987-1988. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2007.

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PERIODICALS

Admire, John H. "A Report on the Gulf." Marine Corps Gazette, vol. 72, no.12, Dec. 1988, pp. 56-61.

Agresti, M. Conrad. "Remember the Stark." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute , vol. 131, no. 2, Feb. 2005, pp. 23-24.

Armacost, Michael H. "U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf and Kuwaiti Reflagging." DISAM Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, Fall 1987, pp. 11-16.

Bartlett, Tom. "Praying Mantis: Combat Operation in Persian Gulf." Leatherneck, vol. 71, no. 7, July 1988, pp. 26-28.

Clemens, Peter. "Army Helicopters, Navy Ships, and Operation ‘Earnest Will’: The Gulf, 1987." Small Wars and Insurgencies, vol. 6, no. 2, Autumn 1995, pp. 209-223.

Cordesman, Anthony H. "The Attack on the USS Stark: The Tragic Cost of Human Error." Armed Forces, vol. 6, no. 10, Oct. 1987, pp. 447-450.

----------. "US Mine Forces…and the Bridgeton Incident." Armed Forces, vol. 7, no. 2, Feb. 1988, pp. 88-91.

----------. "Western Seapower Enters the Gulf (Part 1)." Naval Forces: International Forum for Maritime Power, vol. 9, no. 2, 1988, pp. 26-28 +.

----------. "Western Seapower Enters the Gulf (Part 2)." Naval Forces: International Forum for Maritime Power, vol. 9, no. 3, 1988, pp. 34-37 +.

----------. "Western Seapower Enters the Gulf (Part 3)." Naval Forces: International Forum for Maritime Power, vol. 9, no. 4, 1988, pp. 62-66 +.

Crist, David B. "Joint Special Operations in Support of Earnest Will." Joint Force Quarterly: JFQ, no. 29, Autumn/Winter 2001/2002, pp. 15-22.
Available at: http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/jfq_pubs/0629.pdf

Froehlich, Paul. "In Harm’s Way: Helping to Keep Persian Gulf Sealanes Open." Asia Pacific Defense Forum, vol. 13, no. 2, Fall 1988, pp. 2-6.

Hanks, Robert J. "The Gulf War and U.S. Staying Power." Strategic Review, vol. 15, no. 4, Fall 1987, pp. 36-43.

Hooten, Ted. "The Tanker War in the Gulf, 1984-88." Jane’s Intelligence Review, vol. 4, no. 5, May 1992, pp. 218-221.

Jackson, John A., Jr. "The Stark Was Ready!" Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 114, no. 12, Dec. 1988, pp. 118-121.

Langston, Bud, and Don Bringle. "Operation Praying Mantis." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 115, no. 5, May 1989, pp. 54-60 +.

Madison, Christopher. "A Reflagged Policy." National Journal, vol. 19, no. 48, Nov. 28, 1987, pp. 3026-3030.

McCartan, Brian. "The Tanker War." Armed Forces Journal, vol. 125, no. 4, Nov. 1987, p. 74 +.

McDonald, Wesley L. "The Convoy Mission." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 114, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 36-37 +.

McLennan, G. F., and A. W. Grazebrook. "The Stark Affair." Pacific Defence Reporter, vol. 14, no. 3, Sept. 1987, pp. 37-39 +.

Navias, Martin S. "Lessons from Iraq’s Anti-Shipping Campaign, 1980-88." Jane’s Intelligence Review, vol. 4, no. 11, Nov. 1992, pp. 506-510.

Noyes, James H. "Through the Gulf Labyrinth: Naval Escort and U.S. Policy." American-Arab Affairs, no. 29, Summer 1989, pp. 1-19.

O’Rourke, Ronald. "Gulf Ops." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 115, no. 5, May 1989, pp. 42-44 +.

----------. "The Tanker War." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 114, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 30-34.

Perkins, J. B., III. "Operation Praying Mantis." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 115, no. 5, May 1989, pp. 66-70.

"Persian Gulf Oil." Editorial Research Reports, vol. 2, no. 16, Oct. 30, 1987, entire issue.

"Persian Gulf Situation: War Powers Act." Congressional Digest, vol. 66, no. 12, Dec. 1987, pp. 293-314.

Ramazani, R. K. "The Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf Crisis." Current History, vol. 87, no. 526, Feb. 1988, pp. 61-64 +.

Rubin, Barry. "Drowning in the Gulf." Foreign Policy, no. 69, Winter 1987/1988, pp. 120-134.

Seitz, Frank C. "SS Bridgeton: The First Convoy." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 114, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 52-53 +.

Slade, A. K. "Seven Navies, Seventy Ships: The Gulf, May-October 1987."  Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, vol. 117, no. 4, Oct. 1987, pp. 456-467.

Stork, Joe. "Reagan Re-Flags the Gulf." MERIP Reports, vol. 17, no. 5, Sept./Oct. 1987, pp. 2-5.

Vlahos, Michael. "The Stark Report." Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, vol. 114, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 64-67.

Winkler, David F. "Operation Praying Mantis Blows a Hole in Iranian Navy." Sea Power, vol. 46, no. 9, Sept. 2003, p. 45.

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STINET & ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Eldridge, William G. Achieving Strategic Effects with Army Attack Aviation. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Army Command and General Staff College, 2003.
Available at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA416436

GlobalSecurity.org Operation Earnest Will. Online. Aug. 14, 2007.
Available at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/earnest_will.htm

Kelley, Stephen Andrew. Better Lucky than Good: Operation Earnest Will as Gunboat Diplomacy. Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School, 2007.
Available at: http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/theses/kelley07.pdf

Operation Earnest Will. Online. Aug. 14, 2007.
Available at: http://www.geocities.com/d41lewis/operationernestwill.html

U.S. Special Operations. Operations Earnest Will, Prime Chance, Nimble Archer, and Praying Mantis, 1987-1989. Online. June 18, 2007.
Available at: http://www.specialoperations.com/Operations/Prime_Chance/Operation_Profile.htm

Wikipedia. "Operation Earnest Will." Online. June 18, 2007.
Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Will

Wikipedia. "Operation Praying Mantis." Online. June 18, 2007.
Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis

Additional information about the 1980’s Gulf Tanker War and the reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers is located in the newspaper databases of LexisNexis and ProQuest.

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