{"product_id":"operation-praying-mantis-1988-the-us-navy-takes-on-irans-fleet-raid-61","title":"Operation Praying Mantis 1988: The Us Navy Takes On IranS Fleet (Raid, 61)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDramatically Illustrated, This Is An Expert Account Of AmericaS Biggest Surface Battle Since World War Ii, When The Us Navy Took On IranS Navy And Air Force In Open Combat.Operation Praying Mantis Was The Culmination Of The 1980S Tanker Wars In The Persian Gulf Between The Us And Iran. This OneDay Naval Battle Was A Rare FullScale Clash Between Modern Warships, And The Only Occasion Since World War Ii In Which The Us Navy Sank A Major Surface Combatant.In This Book, Professor Si Sheppard Draws Upon His Academic Research To Provide A Thorough Briefing On The Background To The Battle. For More Than A Year, Operation Earnest Will Had Protected Kuwaiti Oil Tankers From Iranian Missile And Mine Attacks In The Largest Naval Convoy Operation Since World War Ii, While Helicopters Of The 160Th Soar And Seal Fast Boats Fought A CatAndMouse Campaign Against IranS Minelayers In Operation Prime Chance. However, When The Uss Samuel B. Roberts Was Nearly Sunk By An Iranian Mine, The Us Navy Planned An Open Offensive Against IranS Military Installations.With Dramatic New Artwork, Maps, And Photos, This Book Offers A BlowByBlow Account Of How Praying Mantis Unfolded, How Iran Responded With Its Surface Fleet, Boghammar Speedboats, Airpower And Silkworm Missiles, And How In The Ensuing Battle The Us Navy Prevailed, Sinking One Frigate, Crippling Another, And Decimating IranS Naval Forces In The Persian Gulf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953168498933,"sku":"DADAX1472867327","price":34.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/711GqcqDtXL.jpg?v=1775487757","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/operation-praying-mantis-1988-the-us-navy-takes-on-irans-fleet-raid-61","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}