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BL
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| Record Number
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1016165
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b770535
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| Main Entry
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Bermudez, Joseph S.
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| Title & Author
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Shield of the great leader : : the armed forces of North Korea /\ Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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St Leonards, N.S.W. :: Allen & Unwin,, 2001.
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| Series Statement
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Armed forces of Asia series
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| Page. NO
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xv, 375 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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1864485825
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: 9781864485820
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-363) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Overview -- 2. Command and control -- 3. Korean People's Army ground forces -- 4. Korean People's Navy Command -- 5. Korean People's Air and Air Defence Command -- 6. Paramilitary and reserve forces -- 7. Intelligence and internal security services -- 8. Weapons of mass destruction -- 9. Ballistic missiles.
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| Abstract
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The first unclassified account of the armed forces of one of the most isolated and unpredictable nations in Asia - North Korea. Based upon years of research, this book makes use of diverse collections of declassified intelligence documents, interviews with intelligence and government officials and debriefings of North Korean defectors.
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| Subject
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Korea (North).
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Armed Forces.
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Military policy.
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Military readiness.
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Korea (North), Armed Forces.
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Korea (North), Defenses.
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Korea (North), Military policy.
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Korea (North)
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| Dewey Classification
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355.03305193
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| LC Classification
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UA853.K6B47 2001
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