Oceans ventured: winning the Cold War at sea [First edition] 9780393254259, 0393254259

American naval strategy and operations in the Cold War -- Ocean Venture '81, a bold new strategic operation -- Taki

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English Pages xxix, 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Year 2018

Oceans ventured: winning the Cold War at sea [First edition]
9780393254259, 0393254259

Author / Uploaded
North Atlantic Treaty Organization;Lehman
John F

Table of contents :
American naval strategy and operations in the Cold War --
Ocean Venture '81, a bold new strategic operation --
Taking a new national strategy to sea : sending a message --
Soviet panic : misreading the message : the mobilization of 1983 --
Gaining global velocity, 1983/1985 --
The beginning of the end : Northern wedding, 1986 --
The Soviets (and others) get the message, 1987/1989 : the Cold War hurtles toward its end --
The Cold War ends.

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