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Lions, donkeys and dinosaurs waste and blundering in the military

In this irreverent and provocative book, Lewis Page exposes the scandalous state of our armed forces: how British soldiers are sent off to war with some of the worst guns around, how the MOD keeps financing useless toys (at huge expense to taxpayers), and how decisions seem to be made with an eye, a...

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Main Author:	Page, Lewis (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Arrow Books 2007
Subjects:	Great Britain > Army > Procurement. Great Britain > Army > Procurement > Decision making. Great Britain > Army > Equipment and supplies. Military-industrial complex > Great Britain.
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