United States Army And The End Of The Cold War 1980-1990: History, Organization, Training, Equipment

United States Army Europe delves into the planning for a conventional war in Europe and provides key insights into how lack of resources and delayed fielding put those plans in jeopardy. Three manual simulations (1981, 1983, and 1987) display the difficulties faced by NATO forces in containing a conventional Warsaw PACT offensive without using nuclear weapons and call into question the doctrine of Flexible Response that replaced NATO's Massive Retaliation doctrine of the '50s. United States Army Europe and the End Of The Cold War is extensively illustrated with period photographs, specially commissioned maps, and the @War series' signature colour artworks. AUTHOR: Jim Naughton graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Physics and from Florida Institute of Technology with MS in Systems Management. During a 25-year military career he achieved the rank of Colonel and graduated from Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School and Defense Systems Management College among other military schools. His assignments included Ammunition Logistics, EOD, Combat Developments, Laboratory Commander, and staff supervision of the Army's ammunition appropriation. He was published five times in Army professional journals and numerous times in wargaming publications. He currently lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and pursues hobbies of military history, wargaming, modelling and gardening. 20 b/w photos, 80 colour photos, 5 b/w maps, 20 colour maps