British Army of the Rhine
The BAOR, 1945-1993
Seiten
2018
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
978-1-5267-2853-1 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
978-1-5267-2853-1 (ISBN)
The first modern survey of BAOR's role in West Germany, 1945-1993.
The nervous geopolitical tension between East and West, the Cold War, emerged before the end of the Second World War and lasted until 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The British Army of the Rhine was born in 1945 out of the British Liberation Army at the close of the war as the military government of the British zone of occupied Germany. As the Soviet threat increased, so BAOR became less of an occupational army and assumed the role of defender of Western Europe, and as a major contributor to NATO after 1949.
This book traces and examines the changing role of BAOR from 1945 to its demise in the 1993 Options for Change defence cuts. It looks at the part it played in the defence of West Germany, its effectiveness as a Cold War deterrent, the garrisons and capabilities, logistics and infrastructure, its arms and armour, the nuclear option and the lives of the thousands of families living on the front line.
The nervous geopolitical tension between East and West, the Cold War, emerged before the end of the Second World War and lasted until 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The British Army of the Rhine was born in 1945 out of the British Liberation Army at the close of the war as the military government of the British zone of occupied Germany. As the Soviet threat increased, so BAOR became less of an occupational army and assumed the role of defender of Western Europe, and as a major contributor to NATO after 1949.
This book traces and examines the changing role of BAOR from 1945 to its demise in the 1993 Options for Change defence cuts. It looks at the part it played in the defence of West Germany, its effectiveness as a Cold War deterrent, the garrisons and capabilities, logistics and infrastructure, its arms and armour, the nuclear option and the lives of the thousands of families living on the front line.
Paul Chrystal is the author of some seventy books published over the last decade, including recent publications such as _Wars and Battles of the Roman Republic_, _Roman Military Disasters and Women_ and _War in Ancient Greece and Rome_. He is a regular contributor to history magazines, local and national newspapers and has appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and on BBC local radio throughout Yorkshire and in Teesside and Manchester. He writes extensively for several Pen & Sword military history series including 'Cold War 1945-1991', Death Squads' (on massacres and genocides), 'Architects of Terror' and Military Legacy (of British cities).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.12.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cold War 1945-1991 |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 colour & 80 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5267-2853-2 / 1526728532 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5267-2853-1 / 9781526728531 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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