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Book SynopsisOne of the few NATO studies to concentrate on the history of the alliance, particularly the relationship between its senior partner and its European allies, this study examines critical issues in depth, to uncover the ability of the allies to surmount their internal divisions and to confront their Soviet adversary.
Table of ContentsOrigins of the Alliance, 1948-1949 An Unequal Triad The "Atlantic" Component of NATO The Mutal Defense Assistance Act of 1949 NATO in the First Generation, 1950-1967 The Impact of Sputnik on NATO The Berlin Crisis, 1958-1962 Les debats straTEgiques NATO in the Second Generation, 1968-1989 The U.S. and NATO in the Johnson Years NATO and the Nixon Doctrine The INF Treaty and the Future of NATO NATO in the Third Generation, from 1991 NATO after the Cold War NATO at Fifty NATO: A Counterfactual History Appendix: Text of North Atlantic Treaty Bibliographical Essay Index
