The Western security community, 1948-1950 : common problems and conflicting National interests during the foundation phase of the North Atlantic Alliance / edited by Norbert Winggershaus and Roland G. Foerster ; assisted by Birgit Schulz and winfried Heinemann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiggershaus, Norbert Theodor, 1939-

Foerster, Roland G., 1937-

Series:

Studies in military history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization--History.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

National security.

History.

Defenses.

Europe--Defenses--History--20th century.

Europe.

National security--Europe--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 461 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; Providence, RI, USA : BERG, 1993.

Summary:

The troubled early years of the postwar period, culminating in the Korean War, led to the formation of NATO as the Western response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union and its satellites at the time. These years determined the shape of world politics for nearly half a century and although the world situation is changing it is still unclear what the outcome of the present upheavals will be. Then, as now, the 'German Question' was one of the main issues facing Europe to which a clear answer has yet to be found. This volume contains significant insights into the origins of this question, which are dependent upon the different national perspectives of military historians from West Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Italy, France and Britain, and as such offers an important contribution to the present debate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0854966927

OCLC:

26211518