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La Place de la Concorde Suisse

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La Place de la Concorde Suisse is John McPhee's rich, journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society. The Swiss Army is so quietly efficient at the art of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model.
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John McPhee's book "La Place de la Concorde Suisse" is excellent if you are interested in the militia system of Switzerland.

http://www.amazon.com/Place-Concorde-Suisse-John-McPhee/dp/0...

Jan 02, 2013 · offmango on A world without power
For anyone looking to learn more about Switzerland's robust and imaginative defense system, John McPhee's La Place de la Concorde Suisse is an absolutely fascinating read:

http://amzn.com/0374519323

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