The Defense of NATO's Northern Front and U.S. Military Policy FROM THE PUBLISHER
This thought provoking strategic analysis of NATO's Northern Front and U.S. military policy questions a number of the assumptions currently held in Norway, Denmark and the United States. Concrete and specific measures are proposed to strengthen conventional defense of this vital northern NATO front and deterrence of conflict in Europe as a whole. Contents: include: Northern Europe-Arena of Decision; Key Dilemmas in Norwegian and U.S. Military Policy; The Emerging Soviet Military Challenge; Norway-Linchpin of the North; The Defense of Denmark and the Baltic Approaches; What is to be Done?; and a selected bibliography.
Author Biography: Sherwood S. Cordier is Professor of History at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Booknews
This short, very direct, and complete booklet is an insightful presentation of NATO's northern defense policies and problems. No index. Cloth edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)