Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgments v
4. Maps viii
5. Introduction: The Problem of Continental Defence 1
6. 1 A Beginning: Military Planning in the Postwar Period, 1945 to 1949 22
7. 2 The Origins of Air Defence Co-ordination, 1950 to 1953 50
8. 3 The First North American Radar Defences, 1950 to 1955 70
9. 4 The Expansion of the Early Warning System 93
10. 5 The Mid-Canada Line and the DEW Line 117
11. 6 The Creation of NORAD 151
12. Conclusion. The End of the Beginning 172
13. Notes 193
14. Bibliography 259
15. Index 285