{"product_id":"euromissiles-9781501766022","title":"Euromissiles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuromissile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es, Susan Colbourn tells the story of the height of nuclear crisis and the remarkable waning of the fear that gripped the globe. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Washington and Moscow had troops on the ground and missiles in the fields of their respective allies, the NATO nations and the states of the Warsaw Pact. Euromissilesintermediate-range nuclear weapons to be used exclusively in the regional theater of warhighlighted how the peoples of Europe were dangerously placed between hammer and anvil. That made European leaders uncomfortable and pushed fearful masses into the streets demanding peace in their time. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the center of the story is NATO. Colbourn highlights the weakness of the alliance seen by many as the most effective bulwark against Soviet aggression. Divided among themselves and uncertain about the depth of US support, th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Colbourn has written a truly international history of what has become known as \"the Euromissile crisis\" to explain why NATO did not collapse under the weight of these events. Colbourn's book is an exemplary study of contemporary history. Reading Colbourn's book offers a useful analytical antidote.\u003c\/p\u003e * Current History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Security and Survival\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One: Decide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Sixties Stalemate\u003cbr\u003e 2. Parity's Problem\u003cbr\u003e 3. Shades of Gray\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fiasco!\u003cbr\u003e 5. It Takes Two\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two: Deploy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. End the Arms Race, Not the Human Race\u003cbr\u003e 7. Moons and Green Cheese\u003cbr\u003e 8. First Principles\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Year of the Missile\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Three: Destroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Empty Chair\u003cbr\u003e 11. Who's Afraid of Gorbachev?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Blast from the Past\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Time and Chance\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867347235159,"sku":"9781501766022","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501766022.jpg?v=1722282907","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/euromissiles-9781501766022","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}