British Army of the Rhine - The BAOR, 1945-1993 (Paperback)

The nervous geopolitical tension between East and West, the Cold War, emerged before the end of the Second World War and lasted until 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The British Army of the Rhine was born in 1945 out of the British Liberation Army at the close of the war as the military government of the British zone of occupied Germany. As the Soviet threat increased, so BAOR became less of an occupational army and assumed the role of defender of Western Europe, and as a major contributor to NATO after 1949. This book traces and examines the changing role of BAOR from 1945 to its demise in the 1993 Options for Change defence cuts. It looks at the part it played in the defence of West Germany, its effectiveness as a Cold War deterrent, the garrisons and capabilities, logistics and infrastructure, its arms and armour, the nuclear option and the lives of the thousands of families living on the front line.

General

Imprint:	Pen & Sword Military
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cold War 1945-1991
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Paul Chrystal
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-5267-2853-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-5267-2853-2
Barcode:	9781526728531

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