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War as nothing but a duel: war as an institution and the construction of the Western military profession Cover

War as nothing but a duel: war as an institution and the construction of the Western military profession

By: Ilmari Käihkö  
Open Access
|Nov 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2018-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1799-3350 | Journal ISSN: 2242-3524
Language: English
Page range: 11 - 23
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 20, 2018
Published on: Nov 26, 2018
Published by: National Defense University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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