Author: Donald A. Carter
Publication Information: The U.S. Army in the Cold War
CMH Pub 45-6, cloth; 45-6-1, paper;
2023, 519 pages, maps, illustrations, appendix, map symbols

GPO S/N: N/A

Description: This book examines, year by year, the remarkable transformation of the U.S. Army in the decade that followed the Korean War. Within a national security environment captivated by the power and potential of atomic weapons, and spurred on by the strategic policies of the Eisenhower administration, the Army experimented with developments in its organization, weapons, equipment, and doctrine, as it struggled to define its place on an atomic battlefield. Additionally, the service’s leaders slowly
embraced concepts of limited warfare and counterinsurgency, which offered new opportunities to expand the Army’s relevance. As a result, the Army that emerged in the early 1960s was designed less for atomic combat and more for the flexible role that its chief of staff had championed. From New Look to Flexible Response examines the key leaders, critical moments, and important decisions that set the Army on its new course. 

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