British Military Planning for the Defence of Germany, 1945-50. Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Distribution (MDL) [distributor],. McClelland & Stewart Inc [distributor],. Booksite Afrika [distributor],. Pan Macmillan South Africa [distributor],. Palgrave (M

Using recently released archive material, British Military Planning for the Defence of Germany, 1945-50, reassesses Britain's strategy for the defence of Germany up to the outbreak of the Korean War. Convinced of the capabilities of strategic air power with atomic weapons, and convinced that the defence of the Middle East should be the first call on British planning, Britain's military chiefs made a series of token gestures designed to boost French morale and consistently refused to make a genuine 'continental commitment' of operational troops. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-6 Threat Perceptions, 1945–50....Pages 7-32 The Defence Budget, 1945–50....Pages 33-70 The ‘No War Rule’....Pages 71-85 Fragile Logic: Strategic Plans, 1945–47....Pages 86-103 Consolidation of the Cold War: Strategic Plans, 1947–48....Pages 104-129 Token Forces: Strategic Plans, 1949–50....Pages 130-163 Conclusion....Pages 164-169 Back Matter....Pages 170-211 Using archive material, this text reassesses Britain's strategy for the defence of Germany up to the outbreak of the Korean War. Paul Cornish. In Association With King's College, London. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 172-206) And Index.