NATO and Western Perceptions of the Soviet Bloc: Alliance Analysis and Reporting, 1951-69

ISBN-13: 9780415743754 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 242 str.

Evanthis Hatzivassiliou

Opis

This text examines the NATO reports on the Soviet bloc's political and economic system, from 1951 to the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and the beginning of detente. As part of the wider history of Cold War Alliances, the detailed assessments of the NATO experts regarding the non-military aspects of Soviet power are a crucial indicator of Western/allied perceptions of the adversary. Their study allows us to widen the discussion on the Western alliance, the accuracy of its information or perceptions, and the nature of the Cold War.

Recenzje

"Hatzivassiliou (Univ. of Athens) has written a solid monograph of the West and NATO's assessment of the Soviet Bloc, 1951-69. The book is based mainly on archives and published documents at NATO headquarters in Brussels as well as in the US and UK. Well written, it ultimately praises the US for its helpful willingness through the Marshall Plan and NATO to rebuild and protect Europe and allow Western Europeans to reconnect with the values that made and make them Western." D.J.Dunn, Texas State University--San Marcos
Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. CHOICE

Spis treści

Introduction  1. A New Look at the Opponent, 1951-56  2. The Emergence of Specialised Studies: from the Three Wise Men to APAG, 1957-62  3. A More Complex Cold War, 1963-67: Doubt, Optimism and the Prospect of Detente  4. On the Road to Detente, 1967-69: The Harmel Report, The Prague Spring and the Dynamics of the Cold War  5. Conclusions

O autorze

Evanthis Hatzivassiliou is Associate Professor at the Department of History at the University of Athens, Greece. He is author of Greece and the Cold War (Routledge 2006).