1st Edition

The Tenuous Balance Conventional Forces In Central Europe

By James M Garrett Copyright 1990
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

273 Pages
by Routledge

The instigation for this book was the author’s doubt that the political and military confrontation in Central Europe would remain stable in a serious crisis. Uncertainty of success may deter Soviet risk-taking forty-nine years out of fifty but not in that fiftieth year if Soviet leaders should face an apparent threat to their continued hegemony in

Preface -- The Political–Military Balance -- Strategy, Operations, Tactics: The Warsaw Pact -- Strategy, Operations, Tactics: NATO -- Ground Maneuver Forces -- Battlefield Mobility and Rear Area Security -- Conventional Firepower -- Tactical Air Power -- Logistics and Reinforcement -- Qualitative Factors: Weapons, Personnel, Training -- Command and Control -- Terrain -- The Tenuous Balance -- Mathematical Models

Biography

James M. Garrett is an Associate Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.