Guardians of the Gulf

A History of America's Expanding Role in the Persion Gulf, 1883-1992

From the nineteenth century through the 1991 war with Iraq, this study of America's expanding role in the Persian Gulf traces the development of American commercial interests in the region and the resulting growth of military and political involvement.

Eisenhower Doctrine, 78 Eller, Ernest M., 49, 63 Enterprise, 14043 Ertegun,
Mehmet Munir, 32 Ethiopia, 21, 47 European Recovery Program: See Marshall
Plan Fahd, ibn Abdul Aziz, 171: Coalition command structure and, 229 30; favors
quick end to Kuwait crisis, 177; Jidda talks with Americans, 16667; in Kuwait
crisis, 159; supports military option, 187; telephoned by Bush, 166 Faisal, King,
88 Fao Peninsula, 138 Farouk, King, 59 Feisal, King, 77, 79 Felt, Harry D., 49
Fisher, Sir John ...