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Military Power in Europe

Essays in Memory of Jonathan Alford

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Lawrence Freedman

    1. King’s College, London, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in International Security (SIS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. NATO without the Threat

    • Lawrence Freedman
    Pages 1-26

  3. National Planning in an Alliance Context

    • Hugh Beach
    Pages 27-43

  4. NATO’s Higher Command

    • James Eberle
    Pages 44-55

  5. Gorbachev and the Warsaw Pact: The Politics of New Thinking

    • Edwina Moreton
    Pages 56-74

  6. Soviet Perspectives on the Western Alliance: The British Case

    • Robbin Laird
    Pages 75-105

  7. Between Independence and Solidarity: France’s Defence Policy in the 1990s

    • François Heisbourg
    Pages 106-122

  8. The Balance of Conventional Forces in Central Europe

    • James A. Thomson
    Pages 123-158

  9. Indicators of Defensive Intent in Conventional Force Structures and Operations in Europe

    • Catherine M. Kelleher
    Pages 159-178

  10. Naval Power and European Security

    • Donald C. F. Daniel
    Pages 179-206

  11. Confidence-Building Measures in Europe: The Military Aspects

    • Jonathan Alford
    Pages 207-224

  12. The Northern Flank and British Priorities

    • Jonathan Alford
    Pages 225-233

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 235-241
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These essays illuminate different aspects of military power and European security. It deals with the practicalities of planning and command within an alliance structure or the problems connected and with distinguishing between offensive and defensive operations for purposes of arms control.

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  • King’s College, London, UK

    Lawrence Freedman

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