Amirs, Admirals, and Desert Sailors
Subtitle: Bahrain, the U.S. Navy, and the Arabian Gulf
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: March 16, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781591149620
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Naval forces & warfare; History; History - Military / War; Military; Middle East; Middle East - General; Military - Naval; Military - United States; History / Military History
Description: "Host to the U.S. Navy for nearly six decades, Bahrain has been a steadfast American ally in the turbulent Middle East. Its unique relationship with the United States evolved through a series of friendships between Bahrain's ruling Al Khalifa royal family and top U.S. Navy flag officers assigned to the fleet in the Gulf. Over the years it has become a strategic partnership critical to global security." "As naval historian David F. Winkler examines these developing relationships, he offers an overview of Bahraini history, the entry of American humanitarian and economic interests, the establishment of an American naval presence in the Cold War, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and the downfall of the Iranian shah, among other subjects. The author tells the story from both Bahraini and American perspectives."--Jacket.