Deterrence, Reputation and Cold-War Cycles

By John D. Orme

Book Overview

A historical reexamination of the Cold War's cyclical pattern. It aims to show how Soviet aggressiveness was most likely to occur when the credibility of US efforts at deterrence was damaged by the inability or unwillingness of the US to meet previous challenges.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349127965
• ISBN13: 9781349127962
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"