Defence in the Nuclear Age; An Introduction for Canadians
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1976. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. ix, [1], 133, [1] pages. Foreword, Abbreviations. Tabular Information. Suggested Reading. Bibliography. Index. DJ has wear, tears, and chips. Has chapters on: What is Security? What is Strategy; Strategy and Technology in World War I; Strategy and Technology in World War II; NATO, the Warsaw Pact and Korea; Nuclear Strategies: American and Soviet; Limited War; Peacekeeping: A Canadian Specialty?. Civil Violence and Foreign Intervention; Arms Control and Disarmament; and Canada's Defence Policy. Lieutenant General Eedson Louis Millard "Tommy" Burns, CC, DSO, OBE, MC, CD (June 17, 1897 – September 13, 1985) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army and a diplomat. During WWII Burns successively commanded the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division, the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division (January 1944 to March 1944), and then I Canadian Corps (March 1944 until November 1944). He played a critical role in the Middle East peace process from 1954 to 1959. He was instrumental in developing UN peacekeeping. As Chief of Staff in 1954, United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) was designed to maintain the General Armistice Agreements until permanent peace could be formulated. Burns served as a Chief of Staff of the Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (1954–56). He led UNEF as Force Commander from November 1956 to December 1959. He was Canada's principal disarmament negotiator from 1960–68. He wrote "Between Arab and Israeli"; "General Mud: Memoirs of Two World Wars" and "Defense in the Nuclear Age" Condition: Good / Fair.
Keywords: Security, Strategy, Military Technology, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Korean War, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Strategies, Limited Wars, Peacekeeping, Civil Violence, Foreign Intervention, Arms Control, Disarmament, Defence Policy, Canada
ISBN: 0772010383
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Price: $75.00