{"product_id":"nato-armies-1949-87","title":"NATO Armies 1949-87","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe defeat of Hitler on 8 May 1945 left Western Europe militarily vulnerable and economically exhausted. The Soviet Union, however, had since 1940 annexed 180,000 square miles of Eastern Europe, occupied a further 390,000 square miles, and now seemed poised to advance still further westwards with its six-million strong forces. The increasing Soviet threat brought forth demands for a permanent Western Military alliance, and on 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC. This book explores the history, organization and uniforms of NATO armies - excluding the United States and Great Britain - as they were in the late 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Osprey Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56048224567674,"sku":"ZOS-9780850458220","price":21.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/NATO-Armies-1949_E2_80_9387.jpg?v=1760976912","url":"https:\/\/zatu.com\/en-au\/products\/nato-armies-1949-87","provider":"Zatu Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}