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Anyone who has ever traveled in Switzerland cannot help but to have remarked upon the overwhelming tranquility of the country. But this tranquility is illusory. As John McPhee writes in a rich journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society, "there is scarcely a scene in Switzerland that is not ready to erupt in fire to repel an invasive war." With a population smaller than New Jersey's, Switzerland has a standing army of 650,000 ready to be mobilized in less than 48 hours. The Swiss Army, known chiefly for its little red pocketknives, is so quietly efficient at the arts of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model. You'll understand why after reading this outstanding book.
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The Swiss Army, John A. McPhee
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- Année de publication
- 1984
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- Titre
- The Swiss Army
- Sous-titre
- La Place de la Concorde Suisse
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- John A. McPhee
- Éditeur
- Faber Faber Inc
- Publié
- 1984
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 0571139310
- ISBN13
- 9780571139316
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Histoire, Histoires vraies, Histoire militaire, Prose de guerre, Guerres, Presse d'opinion & Essais, Voyages
- Évaluation
- 3,9 sur 5
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- Anyone who has ever traveled in Switzerland cannot help but to have remarked upon the overwhelming tranquility of the country. But this tranquility is illusory. As John McPhee writes in a rich journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society, "there is scarcely a scene in Switzerland that is not ready to erupt in fire to repel an invasive war." With a population smaller than New Jersey's, Switzerland has a standing army of 650,000 ready to be mobilized in less than 48 hours. The Swiss Army, known chiefly for its little red pocketknives, is so quietly efficient at the arts of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model. You'll understand why after reading this outstanding book.