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Osprey's study of NATO armies of the post-World War II period. The defeat of Hitler on 8 May 1945 left Western Europe militarily vulnerable and economically exhausted. The Soviet Union, however, had since 1940 annexed 180,000 square miles of Eastern Europe, occupied a further 390,000 square miles, and now seemed poised to advance still further westwards with its six-million strong forces. The increasing Soviet threat brought forth demands for a permanent Western Military alliance, and on 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC. This book explores the history, organization and uniforms of NATO armies - excluding the United States and Great Britain - as they were in the late 1980s.
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Elite Series - 16: NATO Armies Today, Ronald Volstad, Nigel Thomas
- Language
- Released
- 1987
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Elite Series - 16: NATO Armies Today
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ronald Volstad, Nigel Thomas
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 64
- ISBN10
- 0850458226
- ISBN13
- 9780850458220
- Series
- Rating
- 3.25 out of 5
- Description
- Osprey's study of NATO armies of the post-World War II period. The defeat of Hitler on 8 May 1945 left Western Europe militarily vulnerable and economically exhausted. The Soviet Union, however, had since 1940 annexed 180,000 square miles of Eastern Europe, occupied a further 390,000 square miles, and now seemed poised to advance still further westwards with its six-million strong forces. The increasing Soviet threat brought forth demands for a permanent Western Military alliance, and on 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC. This book explores the history, organization and uniforms of NATO armies - excluding the United States and Great Britain - as they were in the late 1980s.