NATO and the Baltic Approaches 1949-1989 : When Perception Was Reality / Peter Bogason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bogason, Peter, author.

Series:

De Gruyter studies in military history ; Volume 7.

De Gruyter Studies in Military History Series ; Volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (638 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2023]

Summary:

The theme of the book is the creation of tactics for littoral warfare - as opposed to the more common blue ocean perspective. Themes are how NATO perceived the goals of the enemy; the purposes of the NATO organisations, the military instruments they had to organise, the organization of cooperation among units from sovereign states, and how they tested their military capabilities. Research is based on war plans and tactics of the Danish and West German navies and their planned support from air forces. We follow the modernisations of the navies from guns to missiles. Tactical discussions among military top offi cers are laid bare, and intelligence reports about the Warsaw Pact and its military capabilities are presented. Exercises are analysed based on the military reports.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Initial ideas for defending the Baltic Approaches

Chapter 3 NATO's military organisation and initial plans

Chapter 4 NATO in control: Annual Review and intelligence reporting

Chapter 5 Denmark almost alone

Chapter 6 NATO Policy and Danish military issues in the 1950s

Chapter 7 NATO's New Approach and The Danish "No" to nuclear weapon: A Janus Head?

Chapter 8 West Germany's rearmament

Chapter 9 The Creation of Baltap

Chapter 10 The Warsaw Pact and its Tactics - as seen by NATO

Chapter 11 The 1961 Berlin crisis

Chapter 12 Making BALTAP operational: Organising for WAPA threats

Chapter 13 Making BALTAP operational: Naval tactics in the 1960s

Chapter 14 Towards flexible response and new NATO bodies

Chapter 15 NATO-reinforcements

Chapter 16 Crises in the 1960s

Chapter 17 Towards NATO missiles in the 1970s

Chapter 18 NATO and the Baltic Approaches in the 1980s

Chapter 19 Conclusions

Sources and References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-123575-0