Outposts & Allies: U.S. Army Logistics in the Cold War, 1945-1953

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Year: 1988
Pages: 349
Binding Hardcover

Product Code: 0788171372

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James A. Huston. A thorough account of the Army’s transition from full mobilization in wartime to peacetime support of overseas forces & allies. Reviews WWII demobilization & the rebuilding of forces & bases in Europe & North Africa, application of the Truman Doctrine in aid to Greece & Turkey, attempts to build Iran as a security force in the Middle East, & the origins of NATO & aid to Western Europe. Details assistance in the Far East, support of Japan, efforts to bolster French defense in Indochina, & maintenance of bases & government assistance in the Philippines. Also discusses the defense of the Western Hemisphere.

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