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Heavy Losses:

The Dangerous Decline of American Defense
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Viking, 1985 - History - 430 pages
In this controversial expose of the American defense establishment, two Washington journalists present evidence of a grossly mismanaged and ineffective military system

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Contents

THE AMERICAN WAY
1
THE MEANEST SONOFABITCH IN THE VALLEY?
24
THE RED MENACE
38
Copyright

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Heavy losses: the dangerous decline of American defense
Heavy losses: the dangerous decline of American defense
James Coates,Michael Kilian
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Heavy losses: the dangerous decline of American defense
Heavy losses: the dangerous decline of American defense
James Coates,Michael Kilian
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TitleHeavy Losses: The Dangerous Decline of American Defense
A Penguin book
AuthorsJames Coates, Michael Kilian
PublisherViking, 1985
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedNov 3, 2006
ISBN0670804843, 9780670804849
Length430 pages
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History / Military / United States
  
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