TY  - BOOK
AU  - COPLEY Gregory R (ed.)
AU  - PRINGLE Caleb (ed.)
TI  - Defense and foreign affairs handbook: 1996
SN  - 0960593292 (hbk.)
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London
PB  - International Media Corporation Ltd.
KW  - AIR FORCES
KW  - DIRECTORIES
KW  - ARMED FORCES
KW  - ARMIES
KW  - COUNTRY PROFILES
KW  - INSURGENT GROUPS
KW  - LAND FORCES
KW  - NAVAL FORCES
N2  - 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
ER  -