In peace prepared : innovation and adaptation in Canada's Cold War army /

Although the Allies claimed victory at the end of the Second World War, the United States' invention of the atomic bomb and its replication by the Soviet Union posed new dangers for all nations. This book examines what Canada's Cold War Army did to prepare for war against the Warsaw Pact a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Godefroy, Andrew B., 1972- (Autor)
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2014]
Colección:Studies in Canadian military history.
Temas:
Kaṇada.
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces > History > 20th century.
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces > Organization > History > 20th century.
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces > Management > History > 20th century.
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces > Operational readiness > History > 20th century.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Organisation > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Administration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Gestion > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > État de préparation opérationnelle > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Organisation > 1945-1990.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Gestion > 1945-1990.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > 1945-1990.
1900 - 1999
Cold War.
Nuclear warfare > Decision making.
Guerre nucléaire > Prise de décision.
Guerre froide.
1900 - 1999.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
CANADA.
Armies > Organization
Management
Military policy
Nuclear warfare > Decision making
Operational readiness (Military science)
Militär
Canada > Military policy.
Canada > Politique militaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Canada
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1 Soldiers as Innovators: The Evolution of Army Combat Development
  • 2 Shadow over Victory: From Occupation to Cold War Army, 1945-50
  • 3 Going East and West: Combat Development in the Hot and Cold Wars, 1950-54
  • 4 Ensuring Destruction: Designing the Tactical Nuclear Army, 1954-58
  • 5 Atomic War Games: Combat Development through Simulation, 1958-64
  • 6 Towards a Flexible Response: Creating a Post-Atomic Mobile Command, 1963-68
  • Conclusion.

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