4. The German Decision to Attack in the West, 1939-1940

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface 7
4. 1. Introduction 13
5. 2. Conventional Deterrence 23
6. 3. The Allied Decision Not to Attack Germany, March 1939-May 1940 67
7. 4. The German Decision to Attack in the West, 1939-1940 99
8. 5. Conventional Deterrence and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 134
9. 6. The Prospects for Conventional Deterrence in Central Europe 165
10. 7. Precision-Guided Munitions and Conventional Deterrence 189
11. 8. Conclusion 203
12. Notes 213
13. Select Bibliography 273
14. Index 291