The Warsaw Pact, gone with a whimper The cardboard castle

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: May 14, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Malcolm Byrne and Vojtech Mastny
International Herald Tribune
05-14-2005
Fifty years ago, with great fanfare in the Soviet bloc, the Warsaw Pact came into being. During its 36 years, it became one of the most feared military machines in history, the embodiment of international Communist aggression, and the sword of Damocles threatening World War III. But fearsome as it appeared in the eyes of the West and indeed in the experiences of millions of citizens of the Communist countries was the Warsaw Pact ultimately as dangerous as its image suggested? With the availability of new documents ...

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