the politics and procurement of Leopard tanks for Canada's NATO brigade /
First Statement of Responsibility
Frank Maas.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Toronto :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
UBC Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017.
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Date
1710
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in Canadian military history
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The 1964 white paper on defence : responding to a new strategic context -- The traditionalists at work : renegotiating NATO commitments in 1967 -- Trudeau takes the reins : the triumph of the revisionists -- The summer of 1969 : consultations with allies -- The roots of the civil-military crisis : defence in the 1970s -- The scorpion and the centurion : the crisis intensifies -- Intra-alliance politics : reaching a compromise -- "From a Volkswagen Beetle to a Porsche" : the purchase of the Leopard.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The first major reappraisal of Pierre Trudeau's controversial defence policy, The Price of Alliance uses the 1976 procurement of Leopard tanks for Canada's troops in Europe to shed light on Canada's relationship with NATO. After six years of pressure from Canada's allies, Trudeau was convinced that Canadian tanks in Europe were necessary to support foreign policy objectives, and the tanks symbolized an increased Canadian commitment to NATO. Drawing on interviews and records from Canada, NATO, the US, and Germany, Frank Maas addresses the problems of defence policymaking within a multi-country alliance, and the opportunities and difficulties of Canadian defence procurement."--
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Title
Price of alliance.:
Title
Price of alliance.
International Standard Book Number
9780774835183
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Canada.-- Procurement-- History-- 20th century.
Canada.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization-- Canada-- History-- 20th century.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization-- Europe-- History-- 20th century.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Leopard (Tank)-- History-- 20th century.
Armed Forces-- Procurement.
HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
Leopard (Tank)
Military policy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Canada, Military policy.
Canada, Military relations, Europe, History, 20th century.
Europe, Military policy.
Europe, Military relations, Canada, History, 20th century.