Price of Alliance
Subtitle: The Politics and Procurement of Leopard Tanks for Canada's NATO Brigade
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780774835183
Subjects: Canada, canadian armed forces; North atlantic treaty organization; Canada, history, military; Europe, relations, foreign countries; Europe, military policy
Description: "The first major reappraisal of Pierre Trudeau's controversial defence policy, The Price of Alliance uses the 1976 procurement of Leopard tanks for Canada's troops in Europe to shed light on Canada's relationship with NATO. After six years of pressure from Canada's allies, Trudeau was convinced that Canadian tanks in Europe were necessary to support foreign policy objectives, and the tanks symbolized an increased Canadian commitment to NATO. Drawing on interviews and records from Canada, NATO, the US, and Germany, Frank Maas addresses the problems of defence policymaking within a multi-country alliance, and the opportunities and difficulties of Canadian defence procurement."--