TY  - BOOK
AU  - Langton,Christopher
TI  - The military balance 2005-2006 
SN  - 041537393X (paperback)
AV  - UA21.5 
U1  - 355.2 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - [S.l.]
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Armed Forces
KW  - Military capital
KW  - Military readiness
KW  - Military statistics
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/041537393X/chopaconline-20
ER  -