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Book Title: Reluctant Warriors: Germany, Japan, And Their U S Alliance ...
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Reluctant Warriors : Germany, Japan, and Their U. S. Alliance Dilemma
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Public Policy / Military Policy, Europe / Germany, Military / United States, Security (National & International), International Relations / Diplomacy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: Alexandra Sakaki, Kerstin Lukner, Hanns W. Maull
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
