cam a22 8c 4500 1979746427 DE-627 20260727143938.0 tu 260721s2026 xxk||||| 00| ||eng c 2026010288 9781041070900 hbk 978-1-04-107090-0 9781041070979 pbk 978-1-04-107097-9 (DE-627)1979746427 (DE-599)KXP1979746427 (OCoLC)1608222449 DE-627 ger DE-627 rda eng XA-GB E840.4 900 DE-16 Smith, Kevin D. Of National Institute for Cold War Studies VerfasserIn (uri)http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2026015513 aut Reagan's military buildup and the end of the Cold War a position of strength Kevin D. Smith 2608 Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2026 pages cm Text txt rdacontent ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen n rdamedia Band nc rdacarrier Cold War history Includes bibliographical references and index Defense budgets -- Carter's buildup -- The challenges of 1981 -- Doctrines of defense -- Procurement -- Research, development, test and evaluation -- Personnel -- Operations -- Dividends -- Beyond the buildup. "This book offers an analysis of the United States' conventional military buildup during the final decade of the Cold War. Departing from a historiography largely focused on strategic arms and summit diplomacy, the work examines how the modernization of non-nuclear forces formed an integral part of Ronald Reagan's broader Cold War strategy. It shows that the revitalization of conventional forces was not ancillary to diplomacy but a central pillar of a policy that sought to negotiate from strength while enhancing deterrence. Spanning the late 1970s and 1980s, the book explores how the armed forces were rebuilt after the post-Vietnam downturn. It highlights well-known and illustrative case studies-including the M1 Abrams tank, advanced tactical aircraft, naval expansion, precision-guided munitions, and new command-and-control systems-to demonstrate how doctrine, technology, and personnel reforms were closely linked. Methodologically grounded in defence budgets, congressional debates, official reports, and service doctrines, the study argues that the conventional buildup played a significant yet underappreciated role in shaping the Cold War's final phase. By strengthening deterrence, reassuring allies, and intensifying economic and technological competition, these reforms contributed to pressures that influenced Soviet policy choices and reforms, leaving an enduring imprint on the Cold War's outcome and the post-Cold War world. This book will be of much interest to students of US political history, Cold War Studies, strategic studies and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher Reagan, Ronald DLC National security United States History 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108257 DLC Strategy History 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112305 DLC Cold War http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88005637 DLC United States History, Military 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341 DLC United States Foreign relations 1981-1989 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140105 DLC United States Politics and government 1981-1989 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140475 DLC 9781003638797 pbk Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Smith, Kevin D. (Of National Institute for Cold War Studies) Reagan's military buildup and the end of the Cold War Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2026 9781003638797 (DLC)2026010289 BO 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 001 5002999131 003 DE-627 004 1979746427 005 20260727143930 008 260727||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 040 DE-16 DE-627 DE-16 852 DE-16 852 1 bestellt e 00 938 e 938 alm 938 63 939 2026-07-27 l01