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200 04$aThe guns of August 2008 $eRussia's war in Georgia /$fSvante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr, editors
210  1$aArmonk, N.Y. :$cM.E. Sharpe,$d2009.
215   $a1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations
225 1 $aStudies of Central Asia and the Caucasus
300   $aDescription based on print version record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe paradox of living in paradise : Georgia's descent into chaos / Thomas Goltz -- Georgian-Russian relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- The Russian leadership's preparation for war, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- Georgia's Rose Revolution : the break with the past / Niklas Nilsson -- From neglect to duress : the West and the Georgian crisis before the 2008 war / Stephen Blank -- The Saakashvili administration's reaction to Russian policies before the 2008 war / David Smith -- From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali : the path to war in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- After August 7 : the escalation of the Russia-Georgia war / Pavel Felgenhauer -- Defining victory and defeat : the information war between Russia and Georgia / Paul Goble -- The external implications of the Russia-Georgia war / James Sherr.
330   $aThis book is designed to present the facts about the Russian-Georgian war of 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events. It brings together a wealth of expertise on the South Caucasus and Russian foreign policy, with contributions by Russian, Georgian, European, and American experts on the region.
410  0$aStudies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
606   $aNational security$zEurope$vCase studies
607   $aGeorgia (Republic)$xMilitary relations$zRussia (Federation)
607   $aRussia (Federation)$xMilitary relations$zGeorgia (Republic)
607   $aGeorgia (Republic)$xForeign relations$zRussia (Federation)
607   $aRussia (Federation)$xForeign relations$zGeorgia (Republic)
607   $aSouth Ossetia (Georgia)$xHistory, Military$y21st century
607   $aAbkhazia (Georgia)$xHistory, Military$y21st century
607   $aCaucasus, South$xHistory, Military$y21st century
607   $aRussia (Federation)$xForeign relations
607   $aRussia (Federation)$xMilitary policy
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