VICTORY IN HADES: THE FORGOTTEN WARS OF THE OMAN 1957-1959 and 1970-1976 PART 2: THE DHOFAR CAMPAIGN 1970-1976

dc.creator	S. Monick
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:30Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/12-4-600
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b7691b7ae09e4e5fa274dbc549bc955b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8271
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/b7691b7ae09e4e5fa274dbc549bc955b
dc.description	<p><strong>Section A</strong></p><p><strong>Similarities and contrasts</strong></p><p>During the years 1970-1976 Oman was once again a theatre of operations in which the Sultan's forces, supported by pro-Western powers, succeeded in defeating the insurgent forces seeking to destroy the established power structure of Oman. In many respects, the political configuration of this second war bore many close resemblances to the first1 . One had, as in the first campaign of 1957 -1959, the active military participation of Britain; in terms of both leadership and the active involvement of British units (including the Special Air Service Regiment - SAS - who, as in the first Omani campaign, were to playa major role in the war). One also has the same motivation underlying British participation; viz. the determination to retain Oman's crucial strategic position (centring upon the Musandam Peninsula, and its control of the Straits of Hormuz). Moreover, as in the first Campaign, one observes the active participation of neighbouring states of the Middle East in support of the Sultan; in the war of 1957-1959 these states comprised the Trucial Oman States, to which Britain was closely related via long standing treaty obligations, and whose active military support was manifested in the presence of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). In the latter Campaign of 1970-1976, the support emanated from Jordan and Iran.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/600
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 12, Iss 4 (2012)
dc.subject	Dhofar Campaign
dc.subject	Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS).
dc.subject	Omani campaign
dc.subject	the role of Britain, in relation to Oman
dc.subject	Marxist National Liberation Front
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
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dc.title	VICTORY IN HADES: THE FORGOTTEN WARS OF THE OMAN 1957-1959 and 1970-1976 PART 2: THE DHOFAR CAMPAIGN 1970-1976
dc.type	Article