Operation Praying Mantis 1988 - The US Navy Takes on Iran's Fleet

Dramatically illustrated, this is an expert account of America's biggest surface battle since World War II, when the US Navy took on Iran's navy and air force in open combat.

List of contents

(Subject to Confirmation)
Introduction
Origins
Initial Strategy
The Plan
The Raid
Analysis
Further Reading
Index

About the author

Si Sheppard

Product details

• Authors: Si Sheppard, Si Sheppard
• Assisted by: Adam Tooby (Illustration), Adam Tooby (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 24.02.2026
• EAN: 9781472867322
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-6732-2
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Raid
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Iran, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Naval forces & warfare, United States of America, USA, Middle Eastern history, Naval forces and warfare