This edited collection examines the role of the Fulda Gap—located at the border between East and West Germany—in Cold War politics and military strategy. The contributors analyze the strategic deliberations of the Warsaw Pact and NATO, the balance of forces, the role of the local peace movement, and various other topics, while weaving together the history of the Cold War at local, European, and global levels.

Translated by: David R. Dorondo
Foreword by: Gordon R. Sullivan
Contributions by: Volker Bausch, Roger Cirillo, Torsten Diedrich, Helmut H. Hammerich, Helge Hansen, Albin F. Irzyk, Dieter Krüger, Siegfried Lautsch, Gregory W. Pedlow, Michael Poppe, Detlef Rotha, Mathias Rupp, Crosbie E. Saint, Matthias Uhl