COPLEY Gregory R (ed.) <br/><br/>
Defense and foreign affairs handbook:  1996 

 - London:  International Media Corporation Ltd.,  1996 
 - 1472p. 
<br/><br/> COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:An A-Z arrangement of country entries which include details under the following headings, where applicable and available: Titles and personal names of Heads of State and government ministers; History; General - area, coastline, population, religions, languages, literacy rates; Political - e.g. country's legal name, type of government, branches of government, elections, political parties; Economic - indicators; Major news media; Defence - including an overview of recent developments and procurement, Structure, chemical and biological warfare capabilities, key personnel, brief statistics, Battle Orders for each Force; Major embassies abroad; Major Intelligence Services; and Insurgency Groups.Also includes a reference section comprising the following: Who's Who in Defense & Foreign affairs - brief biographies of selected political and military leaders; Political acronyms and nomenclature; Defence acronyms and nomenclature; Major Government changes for the previous year; and Arms transfers tables. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0960593292 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AIR FORCES--DIRECTORIES<br/>ARMED FORCES--DIRECTORIES<br/>ARMIES--DIRECTORIES<br/>COUNTRY PROFILES<br/>INSURGENT GROUPS--DIRECTORIES<br/>LAND FORCES--DIRECTORIES<br/>NAVAL FORCES--DIRECTORIES