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UNINA9910800050303321 |
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Rail Robert R. |
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Surviving the international war zone : security lessons learned and stories from police and military peacekeeping forces / / [compiled by] Robert R. Rail |
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Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2011 |
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0-429-24631-5 |
1-4398-2795-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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International police |
Military biography |
Military history, Modern - 20th century |
Military history, Modern - 21st century |
Military police |
Peacekeeping forces |
War and society - History - 20th century |
War and society - History - 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About the Contributing Authors; About the Author; Chapter 1. My Life's Lessons; Chapter 2. Adapting to the War Zone Environment; Chapter 3. War Zone Experiences; Chapter 4. French Island Hot Sauce; Chapter 5. Interrogation by Torture; Chapter 6. The Bullet Gift; Chapter 7. Insurrection and Conflict; Chapter 8. Eternal Hate; Chapter 9. Eternal Hope; Chapter 10. War Zone Insanity; Chapter 11. A Matter of Perspective; Chapter 12. Children Lost; Chapter 13. Communicating; Chapter 14. Day of the Bull; Chapter 15. Less Becomes More |
Chapter 16. Red Wine in Eastern EuropeChapter 17. The World of Food; Chapter 18. Bug Out; Chapter 19. Lifestyle of Survival; Chapter 20. Respect; Chapter 21. The Cargo Net; Chapter 22 . The Shared Loss; |
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Chapter 23. Two Promises of Death; Chapter 24. "Courtesy"; Chapter 25. Returning Back Home; Chapter 26. International Sayings; Back cover |
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Few people are better able to describe how to survive in a war zone than those who have seen, experienced, and lived it first-hand. Comprised of a collection of original stories from international contributors, Surviving the International War Zone: Security Lessons Learned and Stories from Police and Military Peacekeeping Forces contains true accounts of unimaginable scenarios that could only occur in war-torn and conflict-ridden areas.Presenting accounts written by military and police officers who lived in different dangerous regions across the world, the boo |
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