Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Editors’ Preface and Acknowledgements xvii
4. Acronyms and Abbreviations xxi
5. Chronology of Events xxv
6. The Warsaw Pact as History
7. Introduction 1
8. PART ONE – THE FORMATIVE YEARS 77
9. PART TWO – THE CRISIS 175
10. PART THREE – THE ALLIANCE AT ITS PEAK 321
11. PART FOUR – THE INCIPIENT DECLINE 425
12. PART FIVE – DISINTEGRATION 557
13. Main Actors 685
14. Bibliography 693
15. Index 707