A cardboard castle? : an inside history of the Warsaw Pact, 1955-1991 /

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This is the first book to document, analyze, and interpret the history of the Warsaw Pact based on the archives of the alliance itself. As suggested by the title, the Soviet bloc military machine that held the West in awe for most of the Cold War does not appear from the inside as formidable as outs...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mastny, Vojtech, 1936-, Byrne, Malcolm
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Central European University Press, 2005.
Colección:National Security Archive Cold War readers.
Temas:
Warsaw Treaty Organization > History.
Warsaw Treaty Organization > History > Sources.
Organisation du Traité de Varsovie > Histoire.
Organisation du Traité de Varsovie > Histoire > Sources.
Warsaw Treaty Organization.
1900-1999
Cold War.
Guerre froide.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Europe, Eastern > History, Military > 20th century.
Europe, Eastern > History, Military > 20th century > Sources.
Europe de l'Est > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Europe de l'Est > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle > Sources.
Eastern Europe.
Samfundsvidenskab > Politologi.
History.
Military history.
Sources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is the first book to document, analyze, and interpret the history of the Warsaw Pact based on the archives of the alliance itself. As suggested by the title, the Soviet bloc military machine that held the West in awe for most of the Cold War does not appear from the inside as formidable as outsiders often believed, nor were its strengths and weaknesses the same at different times in its surprisingly long history, extending for almost half a century.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xlx, 726 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 693-704) and index.
ISBN:9786155053696
6155053693

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