This collection examines the role of the Fulda Gap-located at the border between East and West Germany-in Cold War politics and military strategy. The contributors analyze the strategic deliberations of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the balance of forces, and the role of the local peace movement, among other topics.
This collection examines the role of the Fulda Gap-located at the border between East and West Germany-in Cold War politics and military strategy. The contributors analyze the strategic deliberations of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the balance of forces, and the role of the local peace movement, among other topics.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dieter Krüger is associate professor at the University of Potsdam. Volker Bausch is former director of the Point Alpha Foundation.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Gordon R. Sullivan Introduction Dieter Krüger and Volker Bausch Translator's Note David R. Dorondo Chapter 1: Fulda Gap: A Flashpoint of the Cold War between Myth and Reality Helmut H. Hammerich Chapter 2: The Eighth Guards Army of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and the Fulda Gap Matthias Uhl Chapter 3: The Strategic and Operational Considerations of NATO in Europe since the 1970s Helge Hansen Chapter 4: The Development of the Military Conceptions of the Warsaw Pact in the Last Two Decades of the East-West Conflict Siegfried Lautsch Chapter 5: The Development of NATO Defense Plans for Central Europe in the Final Decades of the Cold War Gregory W. Pedlow Chapter 6: The Defense of Highway 84: Recollections of the Commander B Troop 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1978-1980 Roger Cirillo Chapter 7: The Fulda Gap: A Personal Perspective from Platoon Leader to Army Group Crosbie E. Saint Chapter 8: The GDR and its Mission in the Warsaw Pact Torsten Diedrich Chapter 9: The Wartime Mission of the Border Troops of the GDR Detlef Rotha Chapter 10: Brinkmanship in the Cold War: Theoretical Foundation and Application Mathias Rupp Chapter 11: When the Cold War Almost Turned Hot Albin F. Irzyk Chapter 12: When the World Stood at the Abyss-and No One Knew It Volker Bausch Chapter 13: The Military Relationship of Forces between the North Atlantic Alliance and the Warsaw Pact Michael Poppe Chapter 14: The Alliances and the Fulda Gap: A Balance between Ideology Politics Strategy and Operational Plans Dieter Krüger
Foreword Gordon R. Sullivan Introduction Dieter Krüger and Volker Bausch Translator's Note David R. Dorondo Chapter 1: Fulda Gap: A Flashpoint of the Cold War between Myth and Reality Helmut H. Hammerich Chapter 2: The Eighth Guards Army of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and the Fulda Gap Matthias Uhl Chapter 3: The Strategic and Operational Considerations of NATO in Europe since the 1970s Helge Hansen Chapter 4: The Development of the Military Conceptions of the Warsaw Pact in the Last Two Decades of the East-West Conflict Siegfried Lautsch Chapter 5: The Development of NATO Defense Plans for Central Europe in the Final Decades of the Cold War Gregory W. Pedlow Chapter 6: The Defense of Highway 84: Recollections of the Commander B Troop 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1978-1980 Roger Cirillo Chapter 7: The Fulda Gap: A Personal Perspective from Platoon Leader to Army Group Crosbie E. Saint Chapter 8: The GDR and its Mission in the Warsaw Pact Torsten Diedrich Chapter 9: The Wartime Mission of the Border Troops of the GDR Detlef Rotha Chapter 10: Brinkmanship in the Cold War: Theoretical Foundation and Application Mathias Rupp Chapter 11: When the Cold War Almost Turned Hot Albin F. Irzyk Chapter 12: When the World Stood at the Abyss-and No One Knew It Volker Bausch Chapter 13: The Military Relationship of Forces between the North Atlantic Alliance and the Warsaw Pact Michael Poppe Chapter 14: The Alliances and the Fulda Gap: A Balance between Ideology Politics Strategy and Operational Plans Dieter Krüger
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