Securing Peace in Europe, 1945–62: Thoughts for the post-Cold War Era (St Antony's Series)

As European security structures are undergoing transformation in the 1990s it is crucial to examine their origins and rationale: NATO secured peace and facilitated economic and political co-operation, while also becoming the vehicle of national rivalry. This book examines why and how NATO came into existence, and what its strengths and weaknesses were during its formative years. It draws conclusions from these experiences relevant to the reforms of Western security structures in the 1990s. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-13 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Stalin as Hitler’s Successor: Western Interpretations of the Soviet Threat....Pages 17-40 British Policy Overseas: The ‘Third Force’ and the Origins of NATO — in Search of a New Perspective....Pages 41-61 Front Matter....Pages 63-63 The Berlin Crises of 1948–49 and 1958–62....Pages 65-83 The Berlin Crises, France, and the Atlantic Alliance, 1947–62: From Integration to Disintegration....Pages 84-104 France and the Leadership of the West in the 1950s: A Story of Disenchantment....Pages 105-124 Anthony Eden and the Framework of Security: Britain’s Alternatives to the European Defence Community, 1951–54....Pages 125-138 Nuclear Weapons and British—German Relations....Pages 139-156 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Spain, Drumbeat and NATO: Incorporating Franco’s Spain in Western Defence....Pages 159-172 The Neglected Flank? NATO in the Mediterranean 1949–56....Pages 173-195 Italy and Western Defence 1948–55: The Elusive Ally....Pages 196-221 Italy and the Nuclear Choices of the Atlantic Alliance, 1955–63....Pages 222-245 Alliance Under Stress: Anglo—American Relations and East Asia, 1949–51....Pages 246-259 NATO, ‘Alliance’ and the Suez Crisis....Pages 260-276 Front Matter....Pages 277-277 Problems of Military Production Co-ordination....Pages 279-292 NATO’s First Spies: The Case of the Disappearing Diplomats — Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean....Pages 293-309 Front Matter....Pages 311-311 Securing Peace in Europe in the 1990s....Pages 313-330 Chronology of Events....Pages 331-337 Back Matter....Pages 338-355