{"product_id":"the-price-of-alliance-the-politics-and-procurement-of-leopard-tanks-for-canadas-nato-brigade-hardback-9780774835183","title":"The Price of Alliance; The Politics and Procurement of Leopard Tanks for Canada's NATO Brigade (Hardback) 9780774835183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Price of Alliance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Politics and Procurement of Leopard Tanks for Canada's NATO Brigade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrank Maas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774835183\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages, 10 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a solid work based on extensive research.  There is much new material presented that historians will want to access.  It is also well-written for the general reader and underscores the fact that the light\/heavy debate continues into the present given recent controversies over yet another Leopard tank and the associated Close Combat Vehicle - Dr. Peter Kasurak (CDA Institue Website)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor forty years during the Cold War, Canada garrisoned troops and tanks near the Iron Curtain. In the late 1960s, Pierre Trudeau announced plans to remove these tanks and focus on home defence, but allies resisted this decision. After six years of overt and subtle pressures, Trudeau was at last convinced that Canadian tanks in Europe were necessary to support foreign policy objectives, and the Leopard tanks, purchased in 1976, symbolized an increased Canadian commitment to NATO.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews and records from Canada, NATO, the US, and Germany, \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Alliance\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the purchase, balancing high politics with military requirements in the first major reappraisal of Trudeau's defence policy. Frank Maas illuminates the problem of defence policymaking in a multi-country alliance as well as the opportunities and difficulties of defence procurement. At the same time, he challenges the relevance of NATO to Canada – and the influence that Canada wields within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 The 1964 \u003cem\u003eWhite Paper on Defence:\u003c\/em\u003e Responding to a New Strategic Context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The Traditionalists at Work: Renegotiating NATO Commitments in 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Trudeau Takes the Reins: The Triumph of the Revisionists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 The Summer of 1969: Consultations with Allies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 The Revisionists Assert Control: \u003cem\u003eDefence in the 70s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 The Scorpion and the Centurion: The Nadir of the Civil Military Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Tanks, Trade, and Strategy: Trudeau Relents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 \"From a Beetle to a Porsche\": The Purchase of the Leopard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531070239000,"sku":"9780774835183","price":52.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-price-of-alliance-the-politics-and-procurement-of-leopard-tanks-for-canadas-nato-brigade-hardback-9780774835183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}