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Russian military : ground force modernization and Georgia war lessons / editor, Alessandra R. Guardano.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Defense, security and strategy series.
- Defense, Security and Strategies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- South Ossetia War, 2008.
- Russia (Federation)--Armed Forces--History--21st century.
- Russia (Federation).
- Russia (Federation)--Armed Forces--Organization.
- Russia (Federation)--Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.
- Summary:
- Russia launched the war against Georgia in August 2008 for highly valued strategic and geopolitical objectives, which included de facto annexation of Abkhazia, weakening or toppling the Mikheil Saakashvili regime, and preventing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enlargement. This book examines the Georgian war along with the recent process of organizational change in the Russian ground forces.
- Contents:
- Military modernization and the Russian ground forces / Rod Thornton, Strategic Studies Institute
- The Russian military and the Georgian War: Lessons and implications / Ariel Cohen, Robert E. Hamilton, Strategic Studies Institute.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62100-381-7
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