Dieter Krüger – författare

While scholarship abounds on the diplomatic and security aspects of the Cold War, very little attention has been paid to military planning at the operational level. In Blueprints for Battle, experts from Russia, the United States, and Europe address this dearth by closely examining the military planning of NATO and Warsaw Pact member nations from the end of World War II to the beginning of détente. Informed by material from recently opened archives, this collection investigates the perceptions and actions of the rival coalitions, exploring the challenges presented by nuclear technology, examining how military commanders'' perceptions changed from the 1950s to the 1960s, and discussing logistical coordination among allied states. The result is a detailed study that offers much-needed new perspectives on the military aspects of the early Cold War.

While scholarship abounds on the diplomatic and security aspects of the Cold War, very little attention has been paid to military planning at the operational level. In Blueprints for Battle, experts from Russia, the United States, and Europe address this dearth by closely examining the military planning of NATO and Warsaw Pact member nations from the end of World War II to the beginning of détente. Informed by material from recently opened archives, this collection investigates the perceptions and actions of the rival coalitions, exploring the challenges presented by nuclear technology, examining how military commanders'' perceptions changed from the 1950s to the 1960s, and discussing logistical coordination among allied states. The result is a detailed study that offers much-needed new perspectives on the military aspects of the early Cold War.

Der Alpenraum war im Kalten Krieg von scheinbar zweitrangiger geopolitischer Bedeutung, doch seine Aufteilung auf zwei neutrale, einen blockfreien und drei westliche Staaten verlieh ihm eine Sonderstellung. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes spannen den Bogen von der Betrachtung der einzelstaatlichen Sicherheitsinteressen zu den übergreifenden Linien des globalen Konflikts. Dabei findet die Bedeutung der neutralen Länder für die Außenpolitik auf beiden Seiten besondere Beachtung.