Determinants of military strategy, 1903-1994: A quantitative empirical test

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 363-387

  Reiter, Dan ^a   Meek, Curtis ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001340777     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0020-8833.00124     Document Type: Article

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