The guns of August 2008 Russia's war in Georgia - Cornell, Svante E.; Starr, S. Frederick; ebrary, Inc. (Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2009)
The paradox of living in paradise : Georgia's descent into chaos / Thomas Goltz -- Georgian-Russian relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- The Russian leadership's preparation for war, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- Georgia's Rose Revolution : the break with the past / Niklas Nilsson -- From neglect to duress : the West and the Georgian crisis before the 2008 war / Stephen Blank -- The Saakashvili administration's reaction to Russian policies before the 2008 war / David Smith -- From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali : the path to war in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- After August 7 : the escalation of the Russia-Georgia war / Pavel Felgenhauer -- Defining victory and defeat : the information war between Russia and Georgia / Paul Goble -- The external implications of the Russia-Georgia war / James Sherr.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: National security -- Europe -- Case studies; Georgia (Republic) -- Military relations -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Military relations -- Georgia (Republic); Georgia (Republic) -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Georgia (Republic); South Ossetia (Georgia) -- History, Military -- 21st century; Abkhazia (Georgia) -- History, Military -- 21st century; Caucasus, South -- History, Military -- 21st century; Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations; Russia (Federation) -- Military policy; Electronic books