With over 200 pages, the first edition of this entirely new publication will, for the first time provide comprehensive information on what is one of the world's largest military force groupings. The European Union's 25 member states have defence forces that include over 1.6 million personnel and inventories that include over 35,000 armoured vehicles, 2,000 combat aircraft, 60 submarines and over 140 major surface vessels. 

CONTENTS

Part 1 - Facts and figures related to European defence
 
Part 2 - The European Defence Agency (EDA)

• Background to EU defence 

• Existing EU military roles 

• EU Peace support operations 

• Eurocorps 

• EU Battlegroups 

• Western European Union 

Part 3 - Country Entries (Army, Navy and Air Force Listings) for the following countries: Austria; Belgium; Cyprus (Greek part); Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom.

• Military Abbreviations 

• UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) 

• Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 

• African Union (AU) Peace Support Operations 

• NATO Outline 

• US Forces in Europe

"Europe will run the 21st Century" - Mark Leonard (Centre for European Reform)

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