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A little war that shook the world : Georgia, Russia, and the future of the West

The brief war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008 seemed to many like an unexpected shot out of the blue. Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Ronald Asmus contends that it was a conflict that was prepared and planned for some time by Moscow, part of a broader strategy to send a message to the United States
eBook, English, 2010
Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2010
Military history
1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) : map
9780230102286, 9786612507045, 023010228X, 6612507047
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The decision
From cold to hot war in the Caucasus
The Kosovo precedent
Diplomatic shootout in Bucharest
Diplomacy fails
The battle
Ceasefire
Georgia, Russia, and the future of the West