The Southern Flank of NATO, 1951–1959
Military Strategy or Political Stabilization
Nonfiction, History, Greece, Eastern Europe, Military
| Author: | Dionysios Chourchoulis | ISBN: | 9780739193068 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | December 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dionysios Chourchoulis |
| ISBN: | 9780739193068 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | December 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
The Southern Flank of Nato, 1951-1959: Military Strategy or Political Stabilization is the first comprehensive discussion of the aims, capabilities, politics, and internal problems of NATO’s Southern Flank in its formative stage of the 1950s. The book argues that the Southern Flank never had the capability to repel a Soviet bloc invasion, and was also burdened by the fact that it bordered an explosive area, the Middle East, but was markedly successful in providing political deterrence and stabilizing the region.
The Southern Flank of Nato, 1951-1959: Military Strategy or Political Stabilization is the first comprehensive discussion of the aims, capabilities, politics, and internal problems of NATO’s Southern Flank in its formative stage of the 1950s. The book argues that the Southern Flank never had the capability to repel a Soviet bloc invasion, and was also burdened by the fact that it bordered an explosive area, the Middle East, but was markedly successful in providing political deterrence and stabilizing the region.
