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Mountain Warfare and the NATO Deterrence and Defence Plans

By: Peter PaplerORCID  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cmc-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2463-9575 | Journal ISSN: 2232-2825
Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 27 - 53
Published on: Sep 23, 2025
Published by: General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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