Russia's Five-Day War: The invasion of Georgia, August 2008

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Cover Contents Introduction Background Medvedev’s war? Reforming The Georgian Army Expenditure Contingents for multinational forces, and Western training Rearmament Contradictory doctrine Additional armed personnel Russian & Allied Forces Forces in readiness and in place South Ossetian forces Abkhazian forces The Strategy Of Tension The War: Day One, August 8 The Georgian plan Initial bombardment Confusion in Moscow The advance on Tskhinvali Street fighting The turning-point The Russian ground advance Day Two, August 9 Moscow strikes back Days Three To Five, August 10–12The South Ossetian Front Continuing Russian advance Georgian failures of command Ceasefire The Abkhaz Front The Kodori Gorge The War In The Air The combatants Operations and losses The naval combatants The War At Sea Operations and losses Analysis Summary Georgia Russia Aftermath Russian gains Georgians in Afghanistan Further Reading Index Imprint Пустая страница