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Tables of Contents for Norstad Cold-War NATO Supreme Commander
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Charts
ix
List of Plates
x
Foreword
xi
Dr. Robert O'Neill
Acknowledgments
xv
List of Abbreviations
xviii
PART I ON BECOMING SACEUR
The End and the Beginning
3
18
The End of a Career
3
10
Laying the Foundation
13
8
Applying Planning and Operational Skills in North Africa and the Pacific
21
24
His First Great Opportunity
21
6
The North African Experience
27
11
The Twentieth Air Force and Washington
38
7
The Battles for Unification and for Berlin
45
28
Separating the Army Air Force from the Army
45
5
Unifying the Armed Forces
50
16
Berlin: A Testing Ground for the West
66
7
Norstad and the ``Grand Strategy'' for the Cold War
73
30
Contingency planning for Europe
73
11
NATO and the Eisenhower Administration's ``New Look''
84
12
Norstad Becomes SACEUR
96
7
PART II ON BEING SACEUR
Nuclear Weapons for Europe's Defense: Norstad and the Elsenhower Administration
103
30
The Introduction of Atomic Warheads into NATO
103
7
Norstad's Attempt to Make NATO a ``Fourth Nuclear Power''
110
8
France, De Gaulle, and Norstad
118
15
The 1958--59 Crisis Over Berlin: Putting the Consultative Machinery in Place
133
15
Origins of the Crisis and the Initial Response
133
8
Norstad's Attempts at Coordinated Planning
141
7
The Berlin Crisis Intensifies
148
19
Berlin Contingency Planning and Execution
148
7
Issues of Command and Control
155
12
The 1961--62 Berlin Crisis: The Unraveling of a Relationship
167
27
A Change in Presidents and a Change in Policy and Strategy
167
5
The Erection of the Wall Provides New ``Opportunities''
172
9
Organizational and Policy Responses to the Wall
181
13
The End Nears
194
19
The Strains Persist and Intensify
194
9
Relationships Improve in Spite of Provocation
203
5
A New Doctrine for NATO
208
5
Conclusions
213
11
I. Norstad as a Man of His Generation
213
3
II. Norstad's Leadership
216
8
Appendix: A New Career as Corporate Executive
224
4
Afterword: Some Thoughts on NATO's Future Leadership Challenges: former US Ambassador to NATO
228
11
Robert E. Hunter
Notes
239
53
Source Material
292
17
Index
309