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Blueprints for Battle: Planning for War in Central Europe, 1948-1968

By Jan Hoffenaar (editor) , Dieter Krüger (editor) , David T. Zabecki (editor)

Book information

Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Year
2012
ISBN
9780813136516, 9780813136523, 9780813139821, 2012015258, 0813136512
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4470753 bytes)
Series
Foreign Military Studies
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
304\300
Time added
2021-12-09 17:12:48

Description

While scholarship abounds on the diplomatic and security aspects of the Cold War, very little attention has been paid to military planning at the operational level. In Blueprints for Battle, experts from Russia, the United States, and Europe address this dearth by closely examining the military planning of NATO and Warsaw Pact member nations from the end of World War II to the beginning of détente. Informed by material from recently opened archives, this collection investigates the perceptions and actions of the rival coalitions, exploring the challenges presented by nuclear technology, examining how military commanders' perceptions changed from the 1950s to the 1960s, and discussing logistical coordination among allied states. The result is a detailed study that offers much-needed new perspectives on the military aspects of the early Cold War.

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