Blueprints for battle : planning for war in Central Europe, 1948-1968

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Blueprints for battle : planning for war in Central Europe, 1948-1968

edited by Jan Hoffenaar and Dieter Krüger ; English translation edited by Major General David T. Zabecki

(Foreign military studies)

University Press of Kentucky, c2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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 detente. 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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