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An author who uses the words "the face of battle" in the title of any book per- taining to military matters is throwing down a pretty hefty literary gauntlet. For "face of battle" guarantees that the work in question will be compared to Keegan's 1976 landmark volume of the same name. Keegan asked the basic question, "What is it like to be in a bat- tle?" He sought the answer in a compar- ative study of the battles of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme.

This book will be welcomed equally by historians, political scientists, and international relations specialists. It isa worthy addition to existing literature and belongs on any bookshelf dedicated to understanding modern China and Southeast Asia. Xiaoming Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Strategy at the Air War College, has provided valuable additional information and analysis concerning the People's Republic of China's invasion of Vietnam in 1979.

Can refugee crises pose an actual threat to state security? Can the movement of peoples fuel civil conflict & regional instability? In this article, Mills & Norton argue the answer is a definite yes. After providing a brief history of the conflict in Rwanda & the larger Great Lakes region of Africa, they examine how the Rwandan refugee crisis created in the wake of the 1994 genocide created a security threat at many levels. They then address means of responding to these threats. Among the conclusions is that, under some circumstances, a robust traditional military presence may be essential to protecting both the refugee population & regional security. Adapted from the source document.