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A history of the enduring western military alliance
LAWRENCE FREED
Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?
America withdraws its troops, missiles and money, and leaves Europe to fend for itself against the USSR
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NATO AND SOVIET NAVAL AVIATION, 1949-89
The USA’s standing army maintains traditions and remains prepared for the defence of the country in the 21st century
Intelligence veteran Mark Lowenthal reveals how after a shift to counter-terrorism from the 1990s, spycraft is returning to its Cold War operations