The Need for Progress in an Era of Transformation: South African Professional Military Education and Military Effectiveness
By: Abel Esterhuyse and Benjamin Mokoena
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.610 | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 6
Submitted on: Dec 7, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 20, 2018
Published on: Apr 20, 2018
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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