Defenders Or Intruders?
Regular price
€192.20
A01=Daniel J. Nelson
AFQT Score
Air Force
all-volunteer force analysis
alliance politics
Army
Army Ground Forces
Author_Daniel J. Nelson
Category=JP
contemporary socioeconomic problems
Enlisted Personnel
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
FRG
German Government
Germany's military power
Integrate NATO Command
Integrate NATO Command Structure
military presence impact Germany
military sociology
NATO Average
NATO Context
NATO Defense
NATO Government
NATO Headquarter
NATO Member
NATO security studies
NATO's Ability
NATO's Vitality
NATO’s Ability
NATO’s Vitality
troop morale research
U.S. troops
US-German relations
West German
West German Press
West German Public Opinion
West Germany
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780367006877
- Weight: 740g
- Dimensions: 144 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 May 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Following Dr. Nelson’s A History of U.S. Military Forces in Germany; this book examines contemporary socioeconomic problems created by the stationing of U.S. troops in West Germany (FRG). The issues are magnified by the FRG’s strategic importance to the United States, the large number of U.S. troops stationed in the FRG, and the length of time they have remained there. Dr. Nelson assesses the strategic relationship of the two countries against the backdrop of the FRG’s security dependency, which adds a unique psychological dimension to the relationship and has created severe strains in the alliance. Dr. Nelson analyzes the sociological dynamics of the military relationship, clarifying their effect on the political and diplomatic relationship between the two nations. His focal point is the morale of U.S. troops stationed in West Germany, which he studies in relation to military readiness and the acceptability of U.S. forces in German society. The study of morale leads, in turn, to an investigation of some fundamental aspects of the all-volunteer force, which since 1973 has supplied the majority of U.S. military personnel. The book concludes by offering policy recommendations for maintaining West Germany’s acceptance of U.S. forces and, thus, preserving the integrity of the military alliance between the United States and the FRG.
