Burma's armed forces: power without glory

SELTH Andrew

Burma's armed forces: power without glory - Norwalk, Conn. USA: Eastbridge, 2002 - 371p.

Very detailed study of Burma's military (the Tatmadaw). Covers defence policies and threat perceptions, force structure and organisation, recruitment, training, doctrine, military intelligence, and defence economics. There are chapters on the army, navy and airforce and in each case these cover the periods before and after the SLORC seized power in 1988 as well as a discussion of the situation in 2000. Appendix 1 gives Burma's order of battle, Appendix 2 Burma's defence budget. Index and bibliography.

1891936190 (hbk.): 44.95 USD


BURMA--ARMED FORCES
BURMA--DEFENCE POLICY