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The dictator's army : battlefield effectiveness in authoritarian regimes / Caitlin Talmadge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Talmadge, Caitlin, author.
- Series:
- Cornell studies in security affairs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authoritarianism.
- Military policy--Decision making.
- Military policy.
- Politics and war.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Political aspects.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988--Political aspects.
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
- Buddhism and politics.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 304 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the puzzle of battlefield effectiveness
- A framework for explaining battlefield effectiveness
- Threats and military organizational practices in North and South Vietnam
- Battlefield effectiveness in North and South Vietnam
- Threats and military organizational practices in Iraq and Iran
- Battlefield effectiveness in Iraq and Iran
- Conclusion: threats, military organizational practices, and the battlefields of the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801453472
- 080145347X
- 9781501700293
- 1501700294
- OCLC:
- 904801037
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