The Berlin Wall Crisis. Perspectives on Cold War Alliances.
Schake, Kori N.; Gearson, John
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Paperback. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major governments. It recounts the evolution of policy during the 1958 and 1961 Berlin crises from the perspective of each government central to the crisis, one on the margins and the military headquarters responsible for crafting an agreed Western military campaign
This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major governments. It recounts the evolution of policy during the 1958 and 1961 Berlin crises from the perspective of each government central to the crisis, one on the margins and the military headquarters responsible for crafting an agreed Western military campaign
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Cold War History
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349425709
SKU
V9781349425709
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99-15
About Schake, Kori N.; Gearson, John
BRUNA BAGNATO Associate Professor of the History of International Relations, University of Florence CYRIL BUFFET Political Adviser to the Chairman of the French National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee LAWRENCE FREEDMAN Professor of War Studies and Head of the School of Social Sciences and Public Policy, King's College London HOPE HARRISON Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University, ... Read more
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