{"product_id":"the-price-of-alliance-the-politics-and-procurement-of-leopard-tanks-for-canadas-nato-brigade-9780774835190","title":"The Price of Alliance  The Politics and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Price of Alliance\u003c\/em\u003e balances high politics with military requirements in the first major reappraisal of Pierre Trudeau’s controversial defence policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a solid work based on extensive research.  There is much new material presented that historians will want to access.  It is also well-written for the general reader and underscores the fact that the light\/heavy debate continues into the present given recent controversies over yet another Leopard tank and the associated Close Combat Vehicle -- Dr. Peter Kasurak * CDA Institue Website *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The 1964 \u003cem\u003eWhite Paper on Defence:\u003c\/em\u003e Responding to a New Strategic Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Traditionalists at Work: Renegotiating NATO Commitments in 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Trudeau Takes the Reins: The Triumph of the Revisionists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Summer of 1969: Consultations with Allies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Revisionists Assert Control: \u003cem\u003eDefence in the 70s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Scorpion and the Centurion: The Nadir of the Civil Military Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Tanks, Trade, and Strategy: Trudeau Relents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 “From a Beetle to a Porsche”: The Purchase of the Leopard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404936716631,"sku":"9780774835190","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-price-of-alliance-the-politics-and-procurement-of-leopard-tanks-for-canadas-nato-brigade-9780774835190","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}