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NATO and the Baltic Approaches 1949–1989: When Perception was Reality

By Peter Bogason

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Year
2023
ISBN
9783111235752, 9783111234625
DOI
10.1515/9783111235752
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13280483 bytes)
Series
De Gruyter Studies in Military History; 7
Pages
638\638
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-11-01 07:46:34

Description

The theme of the book is the creation of tactics for littoral warfare – as opposed to the more common blue ocean perspective. Themes are how NATO perceived the goals of the enemy; the purposes of the NATO organisations, the military instruments they had to organise, the organization of cooperation among units from sovereign states, and how they tested their military capabilities. Research is based on war plans and tactics of the Danish and West German navies and their planned support from air forces. We follow the modernisations of the navies from guns to missiles. Tactical discussions among military top offi cers are laid bare, and intelligence reports about the Warsaw Pact and its military capabilities are presented. Exercises are analysed based on the military reports.

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