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Macdonald, Scot, 1966-Rolling the iron dice : historical analogies and decisions to use military force in regional contingencies / Scot Macdonald. p. cm—(Contributions in military studies, ISSN 0883-6884 ; no. 199) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–313–31421–7 (alk. paper) 1. United States—Military policy. 2. Great Britain—Military policy. 3. United States—Foreign relations—1945–1989. 4. Great Britain—Foreign relations—1945–I. Title. II. Series. UA23.M243 200099–462359

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Copyright © 2000 by Scot Macdonald

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99–462359 ISBN: 0–313–31421–7 ISSN: 0883–6884

First published in 2000

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