The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia

By S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell

Book Overview

In the summer of 2008, a conflict that appeared to have begun in the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia rapidly escalated to become the most significant crisis in European security in a decade. This book presents facts about the events of August 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765625083
• ISBN13: 9780765625083
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"