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The Trieste Crisis 1953 - The First Cold War Confrontation in Europe (Paperback)
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The Trieste Crisis 1953 - The First Cold War Confrontation in Europe (Paperback)
Series: Europe@War
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The city of Trieste stands as a symbol of the Italian-Yugoslav
border dispute in the first decade after the Second World War. The
problem included a much larger territory which covers the wider
area of Trieste: ranging from the Julian Alps in the north to the
base of the Istrian peninsula in the south; in the area where the
Italians meet the South Slavs. Moreover, after the Second World War
it was an area of confrontation for two ideologies: western
democracy and communism. It was the place where the Iron Curtain
lay between the two worlds for many decades of the Cold War. Often
discussed from the socio-economic point of view, military aspects
of the Trieste Crisis remain remarkably under-reported - and not
only in the English language. One of the primary reasons is the
relative unavailability of relevant Italian and Yugoslav
documentation, but also the general focus on political and ethnic
issues instead. The Trieste Crisis focusses on military-related
affairs in this part of the world from the 'race to Trieste' of May
1945 until the creation of the Free Territory of Trieste and the
culmination of tensions between Italy and former Yugoslavia, in
October 1953. By the later date, the crisis had reached a point
where it resulted in the largest deployment of military forces from
both countries. Correspondingly, this work provides a detailed
account of the Allied, Italian and Yugoslav military presence in
the area before, and their build-up during this near-war. Paying
special attention to the description of the troops involved, their
armament and equipment, the heavy weaponry deployed, and aerial and
naval forces, The Trieste Crisis is illustrated by more than 150
photographs - most of them never published before - colour profiles
and maps, and thus closing a gap in the history of the early Cold
War in Europe of the mid-20th Century.
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