1. Deterrence, Shock, and Defense
THE PAST
2. Sudden Attacks in World War II
3. Sudden Attacks in the Postwar Era
4. Why Surprise Succeeds, I: Operational Causes
5. Why Surprise Succeeds II: The Fog of Peace
THE FUTURE
6. The NATO Central Front, I: Politics
7. The NATO Central Front, II: Operations
8. Nuclear Surprise
9. Beyond The Central Front
CONCLUSIONS
10. Hedging Against Surprise
Index
Figure 6-1. Comparisions of Warsaw Pact and NATO Ground Forces, Central Front
Figure 6-2. Ratio of Soviet Forces ALone to Total NATO Forces
Figure 9-1. Sensitivity of Effective Intervention to Sealift and Warning
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