The Guns of August 2008 Russia's War in Georgia |
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| Author:
| Cornell, Svante E.
Starr, S. Frederick |
| Series title: | Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-317-45653-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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In the summer of 2008, a conflict that appeared to have begun in the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia rapidly escalated to become the most significant crisis in European security in a decade. This book presents facts about the events of August 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events.
In the summer of 2008, a conflict that appeared to have begun in the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia rapidly escalated to become the most significant crisis in European security in a decade. This book presents facts about the events of August 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events.