the Third World War August

action AFCENT air defence air forces air power aircraft airfields Alliance Allied air Allied Command Europe American anti-tank armoured Army Group ATAF ATGW Atlantic attack August battle battlefield began Birmingham brigades Britain British casualties CENTAG Central Region centre COMAAFCE combat convoys Corps countries coups d'état damage deployed divisions East Germany Eastern effect electronic emergency enemy equipment Federal Republic fighting fire forward French German ground hostilities important infantry JACWA kilometres land maritime Middle East military missiles mobilization move movement Namibia NATO naval NORTHAG Northern nuclear weapons numbers offensive operations patrol Poland political ports position possible President radar Red Army reinforcement reserves Rhine Russians SACEUR satellite ships South Africa Southern Africa Soviet Navy Soviet Union squadron submarines tactical air tanks target threat tion Tornados troops United Kingdom USSR vehicles Warsaw Pact West Western Yugoslavia Zimbabwe