The Military Balance 2005-2006: October, Vol. 105

By The International Institute of Strategic Studies

Published annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance is an assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 169 countries world-wide.

The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment.

Key features of

The Military Balance include:

* Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower

* Analysis: essays covering significant military and economic developments, such as the European Rapid Reaction Force

* Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of armed conflict, with explanatory tables.

Desgined to be an easy-to-read reference, this key title informs readers in as brief a fashion as possible on the widest variety of military topics through a mix of hard data and considered and informed analysis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041537393X
• ISBN13: 9780415373937
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 9.5"