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Book Title: Towards a U. S. Army Officer Corps Strategy for Success: Retaining Talent
Number of Pages: 70 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Military / Strategy
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.2 in
Genre: History
Item Weight: 5.6 Oz
Author: Strategic Studies Strategic Studies Institute, U. S. Army U.S. Army War College Press
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Officer Corps Strategy Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
