Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force

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Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force. / Schaub Jr, Gary John; Lowther, Adam.

Civil-Military Relations in Perspective: Strategy, Structure and Policy . red. / Stephen Cimbala. London : Ashgate, 2012. s. 115-138.

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Schaub Jr, GJ & Lowther, A 2012, Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force. i S Cimbala (red.), Civil-Military Relations in Perspective: Strategy, Structure and Policy . Ashgate, London, s. 115-138. <http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=637&calctitle=1&pageSubject=2911&pagecount=0&title_id=10985&edition_id=14464>

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Schaub Jr, G. J., & Lowther, A. (2012). Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force. I S. Cimbala (red.), Civil-Military Relations in Perspective: Strategy, Structure and Policy (s. 115-138). Ashgate. http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=637&calctitle=1&pageSubject=2911&pagecount=0&title_id=10985&edition_id=14464

Vancouver

Schaub Jr GJ, Lowther A. Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force. I Cimbala S, red., Civil-Military Relations in Perspective: Strategy, Structure and Policy . London: Ashgate. 2012. s. 115-138

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Schaub Jr, Gary John ; Lowther, Adam. / Who Serves? The American All-Volunteer Force. Civil-Military Relations in Perspective: Strategy, Structure and Policy . red. / Stephen Cimbala. London : Ashgate, 2012. s. 115-138

Bibtex

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