The military balance 2005-2006  
Christopher Langton. 
 - 105th ed. 
 - [S.l.] :  Routledge,  2005. 
 - 340 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Published annually by the International Institute�for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance is an assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 169 countries world-wide. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Key features of The Military Balance include: * Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower * Analysis: essays covering significant military and economic developments, such as the "European Rapid Reaction Force" * Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of armed conflict, with explanatory tables. Desgined to be an easy-to-read reference, this key title informs readers in as brief a fashion as possible on the widest variety of military topics through a mix of hard data and considered and informed analysis. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>041537393X (paperback)  $398.95 9780415373937 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Armed Forces<br/>Military capital<br/>Military readiness<br/>Military statistics
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA21.5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.2