The armed forces of the European Union, 2012-2013 / editor, Charles Heyman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heyman, Charles, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Armed Forces.

European Union countries.

Europe--Defenses.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (519 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Books, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first edition of an entirely new publication will, for the first time, provide comprehensive information on what is one of the world's largest military force groupings. The European Union's 25 member states have defense forces that include over 1.6 million personnel and inventories that include over 35,000 armored vehicles, 2,000 combat aircraft, 60 submarines and over 140 major surface vessels.Chapters will include important facts and figures related to European defense, detail concerning the European Union Military Committee and the European Defense Agency. Also included will be informa

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""FOREWORD""; ""Table of Contents""; ""SECTION 1 � BACKGROUND TO EUROPEAN DEFENCE""; ""INFORMATION RELATING TO THE TABLES""; ""EUROPEAN DEFENCE OVERVIEW""; ""CHAIRMAN OF THE EUROPEAN MILITARY COMMITTEE""; ""EU MILITARY STRUCTURES""; ""EUROCORPS""; ""EUFOR (OPERATION ALTHEA)""; ""EURONAVFOR (OPERATION ATALANTA)""; ""EUTM (SOMALIA)""; ""NATO""; ""NATO DEPLOYMENT CONCEPT""; ""THE ALLIED RAPID REACTION CORPS (ARRC)""; ""SECTION 2 � NATIONAL REPORTS""; ""AUSTRIA""; ""BELGIUM""; ""BULGARIA""; ""CYPRUS""; ""CZECH REPUBLIC""; ""DENMARK""; ""ESTONIA""

""FINLAND""""FRANCE""; ""GERMANY""; ""GREECE""; ""HUNGARY""; ""IRELAND""; ""ITALY""; ""LATVIA""; ""LITHUANIA""; ""LUXEMBOURG""; ""MALTA""; ""NETHERLANDS""; ""POLAND""; ""PORTUGAL""; ""ROMANIA""; ""SLOVAKIA""; ""SLOVENIA""; ""SPAIN""; ""SWEDEN""; ""UNITED KINGDOM""; ""SECTION 3 � DEFENCE EQUIPMENT""; ""COMBAT AIRCRAFT""; ""RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT""; ""TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT""; ""TRAINING AIRCRAFT""; ""ATTACK HELICOPTERS""; ""LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTERS""; ""MEDIUM LIFT HELICOPTERS""; ""HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS""; ""MAIN BATTLE TANKS""; ""RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLES""

""ARMOURED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES""""ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS""; ""SUBMARINES""; ""AIRCRAFT CARRIERS""; ""FRIGATES AND DESTROYERS""; ""CORVETTES""; ""MINE COUNTERMEASURES VESSELS""; ""SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES""; ""AIR TO AIR MISSILES""; ""AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES""; ""ANTI-SHIP MISSILES""; ""SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES""; ""ANTI-TANK MISSILES""; ""SECTION 4 � MISCELLANEOUS""; ""STAFF BRANCHES""; ""MARITIME""; ""OUTLINE ORGANISATION OF A FRIGATE CREW""; ""AVIATION""; ""AIRBASE ORGANISATION""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""CHARLES HEYMAN (EDITOR)""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783032051

1783032057

OCLC:

854975006