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Fulda Gap

Battlefield of the Cold War Alliances
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This edited collection examines the role of the Fulda Gap-located at the border between East and West Germany-in Cold War politics and military strategy. The contributors analyze the strategic deliberations of the Warsaw Pact and NATO, the balance of forces, the role of the local peace movement, and various other topics, while weaving together the history of the Cold War at local, European, and global levels.
Foreword, Gordon R. Sullivan Introduction, Dieter Kruger and Volker Bausch Translator's Note, David R. Dorondo Chapter 1: Fulda Gap: A Flashpoint of the Cold War between Myth and Reality, Helmut H. Hammerich Chapter 2: The Eighth Guards Army of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and the Fulda Gap, Matthias Uhl Chapter 3: The Strategic and Operational Considerations of NATO in Europe since the 1970s, Helge Hansen Chapter 4: The Development of the Military Conceptions of the Warsaw Pact in the Last Two Decades of the East-West Conflict, Siegfried Lautsch Chapter 5: The Development of NATO Defense Plans for Central Europe in the Final Decades of the Cold War, Gregory W. Pedlow Chapter 6: The Defense of Highway 84: Recollections of the Commander, B Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1978-1980, Roger Cirillo Chapter 7: The Fulda Gap: A Personal Perspective from Platoon Leader to Army Group, Crosbie E. Saint Chapter 8: The GDR and its Mission in the Warsaw Pact, Torsten Diedrich Chapter 9: The Wartime Mission of the Border Troops of the GDR, Detlef Rotha Chapter 10: Brinkmanship in the Cold War: Theoretical Foundation and Application, Mathias Rupp Chapter 11: When the Cold War Almost Turned Hot, Albin F. Irzyk Chapter 12: When the World Stood at the Abyss-and No One Knew It, Volker Bausch Chapter 13: The Military Relationship of Forces between the North Atlantic Alliance and the Warsaw Pact, Michael Poppe Chapter 14: The Alliances and the Fulda Gap: A Balance between Ideology, Politics, Strategy, and Operational Plans, Dieter Kruger
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