{"product_id":"nato-armies-1949-87","title":"NATO Armies 1949–87","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe defeat of Hitler on 8 May 1945 left Western Europe militarily vulnerable and economically exhausted.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Soviet Union, however, had since 1940 annexed 180,000 square miles of Eastern Europe, occupied a further 390,000 square miles, and now seemed poised to advance still further westwards with its six-million strong forces. The increasing Soviet threat brought forth demands for a permanent Western Military alliance, and on 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the history, organization and uniforms of NATO armies - excluding the United States and Great Britain - as they were in the late 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57296556261720,"sku":"9780850458220","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780850458220.jpg?v=1778829376","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/nato-armies-1949-87","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}