Research Catalog

Title

The price of alliance : the politics and procurement of Leopard tanks for Canada's NATO brigade / Frank Maas.

Author

Maas, Frank,

Publication

• Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2017]
• ©2017

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Details

Description

170 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"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."--

Series Statement

Studies in Canadian military history

Uniform Title

Studies in Canadian military history.

Subject

• Canada > History > Europe > 20th century
• Canada > Military policy
• Canada. Canadian Armed Forces > History > 20th century
• Europe > History > Canada > 20th century
• Europe > Military policy
• Leopard (Tank) > History > 20th century
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Canada > History > 20th century
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Europe > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-164) and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

ISBN

• 9780774835183
• 0774835184

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library