War plans and alliances in the Cold War : threat perceptions in the East and West /

This essential new volume reviews the threat perceptions, military doctrines, and war plans of both the NATO alliance and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, as well as the position of the neutrals, from the post-Cold War perspective. Based on previously unknown archival evidence from both East and...

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Other Authors: Mastny, Vojtech, 1936-, Holtsmark, Sven G., Wenger, Andreas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:CSS studies in security and international relations.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:This essential new volume reviews the threat perceptions, military doctrines, and war plans of both the NATO alliance and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, as well as the position of the neutrals, from the post-Cold War perspective. Based on previously unknown archival evidence from both East and West, the twelve essays in the book focus on the potential European battlefield rather than the strategic competition between the superpowers. They present conclusions about the nature of the Soviet threat that could previously only be speculated about and analyze the interaction between m.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 310 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136011825
113601182X
0203390202
9780203390207
1299287271
9781299287273