{"product_id":"blueprints-for-battle-planning-for-war-in-central-europe-1948-1968-hardcover","title":"Blueprints for Battle: Planning for War in Central Europe, 1948-1968 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Hoffenaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDieter Krüger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid T. Zabecki\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile scholarship abounds on the diplomatic and security aspects of the Cold War, very little attention has been paid to military planning at the operational level. In Blueprints for Battle, experts from Russia, the United States, and Europe address this dearth by closely examining the military planning of NATO and Warsaw Pact member nations from the end of World War II to the beginning of détente. Informed by material from recently opened archives, this collection investigates the perceptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Hoffenaar\u003c\/b\u003e is head of the research division at the Netherlands Institute of Military History, The Hague, and professor of military history at Utrecht University. He is coeditor of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: Irregular Warfare from 1800 to the Present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDieter Krüger\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor (privatdozent) of contemporary history at the Martin Luther University of Halle--Wittenberg and historian at the Military History Research Institute (MGFA), Potsdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMajor General David T. Zabecki, AUS (Ret.)\u003c\/b\u003e, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe German 1918 Offensives: A Case Study in the Operational Level of War\u003c\/i\u003e and editor emeritus of \u003ci\u003eVietnam\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He holds the Shifrin Distinguished Chair in Military and Naval History at the United States Naval Academy and is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the War Studies Programme at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.17 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44270223655014,"sku":"9780813136516","price":69.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/U1FHK2w5UWxkT0VaTWJRSjhLNGlMZz09.webp?v=1766265366","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/blueprints-for-battle-planning-for-war-in-central-europe-1948-1968-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}