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The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces. / Kleynhans, Evert (Editor); Wyss, Marco (Editor).
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025. 896 p.

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Kleynhans, E & Wyss, M (eds) 2025, The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces. Oxford University Press, Oxford. <https://academic.oup.com/book/59717>

APA

Kleynhans, E., & Wyss, M. (Eds.) (2025). The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces. Oxford University Press. https://academic.oup.com/book/59717

Vancouver

Kleynhans E, (ed.), Wyss M, (ed.). The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025. 896 p.

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Kleynhans, Evert (Editor) ; Wyss, Marco (Editor). / The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025. 896 p.

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