Churchill's Soft-Underbelly Approach onto the European Continent - A missed Opportunity

Abstract

This paper analyzes Winston Churchill's World War II proposal to enter the continent of Europe via the Balkans, 'the soft-underbelly'. It considers the failure of the United States to have a National Policy or grand strategy in place upon which to weigh such proposals. The American, British and Russian perspectives are then reviewed, conclusion drawn and suggestions made for a future strategy in Europe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 1986
Accession Number
ADA170152

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People

  • John P. Lawton

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Black Sea
  • Communists
  • Continents
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Far East
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Resilience
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Western Europe

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