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Book SynopsisThis study of the tensions of military clientage focuses on Czechoslovakia to explore the ambiguous position of the military forces of East European countries and to show how the military's dual role as instrument of both national defense and the Soviet-controlled socialist alliance" fundamentally affects the interaction of military and political e
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Charts, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter One. Party-Military Relations in Eastern Europe, pg. 7*Chapter Two. The Historical Foundations of the Relationship Between the Party and Military in Czechoslovakia, pg. 31*Chapter Three. The Formation of the Army of the Socialist Type, 1948-1956, pg. 58*Chapter Four. The Czechoslovak People's Army After De-Stalinization, 1956-1967, pg. 85*Chapter Five. The Military in the Period of Liberalization, January to August 1968, pg. 111*Chapter Six. Invasion and Normalization, August 1968-1975, pg. 157*Chapter Seven. The Czechoslovak People's Army Since 1975, pg. 197*Chapter Eight. Party-Military Relations in Eastern Europe: The Impact of Soviet Power, pg. 218*Notes, pg. 247*Selected Bibliography, pg. 279*Index, pg. 293
