Marching Through Chaos: The Descent of Armies in Theory and Practice

by John A. English

Book Overview

In spite of the outcome of the Cold War, English argues persuasively here that the nuclear defensive posture adopted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was inherently flawed. Victory in the Cold War, moreover, seems to have increased the attractiveness of this potentially dangerous model. In fact, NATO's attempts to replace conventional armies with nuclear technology represented a misreading of history inasmuch as war has always been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275946576
• ISBN13: 9780275946579
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"