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... Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1989, pp. 165-236. 40. For example, Douglas S. Blaufarb and George K. Tanham, Who Will Win? A Key to the Puzzle of Revolutionary War, New York: Crane Russak , 1989 ; Max G. Manwaring , ed 27.
... Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1989, pp. 165-236. 40. For example, Douglas S. Blaufarb and George K. Tanham, Who Will Win? A Key to the Puzzle of Revolutionary War, New York: Crane Russak , 1989 ; Max G. Manwaring , ed 27.
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Steven Metz. Crane Russak , 1989 ; Max G. Manwaring , ed . , Uncomfortable Wars : Toward a New Paradigm of Low Intensity Conflict , Boulder , CO : Westview , 1991 ; Rod Paschall , LIC 2010 : Special Operations and Unconventional Warfare ...
Steven Metz. Crane Russak , 1989 ; Max G. Manwaring , ed . , Uncomfortable Wars : Toward a New Paradigm of Low Intensity Conflict , Boulder , CO : Westview , 1991 ; Rod Paschall , LIC 2010 : Special Operations and Unconventional Warfare ...
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... Manwaring and Court Prisk , eds . , El Salvador at War : An Oral History of Conflict from the 1979 Insurrection to the Present , Washington , DC : National Defense University Press , 1988 , p . 7 . 53. Victor M. Rosello , " Vietnam's ...
... Manwaring and Court Prisk , eds . , El Salvador at War : An Oral History of Conflict from the 1979 Insurrection to the Present , Washington , DC : National Defense University Press , 1988 , p . 7 . 53. Victor M. Rosello , " Vietnam's ...
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... . See also General Fred F. Woerner, "Fundamental Objective: Develop a Military Strategy," in Manwaring and Prisk, eds., El Salvador at War, pp. 114-116. 66. For a brilliant (and chilling) description, see Mark Danner, 30.
... . See also General Fred F. Woerner, "Fundamental Objective: Develop a Military Strategy," in Manwaring and Prisk, eds., El Salvador at War, pp. 114-116. 66. For a brilliant (and chilling) description, see Mark Danner, 30.
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... Manwaring and Prisk, eds., El Salvador at War, p. 93). In the United States, political and financial support for the FMLN were engineered by an organization called the Committee on Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). See ...
... Manwaring and Prisk, eds., El Salvador at War, p. 93). In the United States, political and financial support for the FMLN were engineered by an organization called the Committee on Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). See ...
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