Mercenaries books

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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary...

Author: Jeremy Scahill
ISBN: 9781568583945
Format: Paperback
$47.39

From an award-winning correspondent for Democracy Now comes a riveting chronicle of George Bush's favourite mercenary...  Read More >>

War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars -the Modern Mercenary in Combat

War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars -the Modern Mercenary...

Author: Al J. Venter ,  Frederick Forsyth
ISBN: 9781932033908
Format: Paperback
$60.59

Mercenaries have been with us since the dawn of civilization, yet in the modern world they are little understood....  Read More >>

Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry

Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military...

Author: P. W. Singer
ISBN: 9780801474361
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"Some have claimed that ""War is too important to be left to the generals,"" but P. W. Singer asks ""What about...  Read More >>

Corporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies

Corporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise...

Author: Christopher Kinsey (King's College London, University of London, UK)
ISBN: 9780415457767
Format: Paperback
$62.00

This new book examines UK private military companies and their role on the international stage. It traces their...  Read More >>

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary...

Author: Jeremy Scahill
ISBN: 9781560259794
Format: Hardback
$71.15

The unauthorized story of the epic rise of one of the most powerful and secretive forces to emerge from the U. S....  Read More >>

War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars: the Modern Mercenary in Combat

War Dog: Fighting Other People's Wars: the Modern Mercenary...

Author: Al J. Venter ,  Frederick Forsyth
ISBN: 9781932033090
Format: Hardback
$92.27

• Examines mercenary missions across the world • Written by a correspondent who saw action with the Executive...  Read More >>

Medieval Mercenaries: The Business of War

Medieval Mercenaries: The Business of War

Author: William Urban ,  Terry Jones
ISBN: 9781853676970
Format: Hardback
$105.47

A mercenary is a professional soldier who took employment with minimum concern for the morals or cause of the paymaster....  Read More >>

Galloglas: Hebridean and West Highland Mercenary Warrior Kindreds in Medieval Ireland

Galloglas: Hebridean and West Highland Mercenary Warrior...

Author: John Marsden
ISBN: 9781862322516
Format: Paperback
$71.15

This account of the galloglas is written from a decidedly Scottish perspective, tracing the origins of six kindreds...  Read More >>

Have Gun Will Travel

Have Gun Will Travel

Author: Karl Penta
ISBN: 9781904034506
Format: Paperback
$36.93

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Landsknecht Soldier 1486–1560

Landsknecht Soldier 1486–1560

Author: John Richards ,  Gerry Embleton (Author and illustrator)
ISBN: 9781841762432
Format: Paperback
$50.03

"This volume reveals the true-life experiences of a Landsknecht and one of his arch-enemies, the ""Schweizer"" using...  Read More >>

Napoleon's Mercenaries: Foreign Units in the French Army Under the Consulate and Empire, 1799-1814

Napoleon's Mercenaries: Foreign Units in the French...

Author: Guy C. Dempsey
ISBN: 9781853674884
Format: Hardback
$131.87

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From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980

From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the...

Author: Gerald Horne
ISBN: 9780807849033
Format: Paperback
$97.55

A comprehensive account of America's involvement in the war against Zimbabwe, which occurred after Smith's Rhodesian...  Read More >>

Imperial Inquisitions: Prosecutors and Informants from Tiberius to Domitian

Imperial Inquisitions: Prosecutors and Informants from...

Author: Steven H. Rutledge
ISBN: 9780415237000
Format: Hardback
$343.20

"This is an examination of political informants and prosecutors in early imperial Rome to determine whether or not...  Read More >>

Medieval Mercenaries, The Great Companies

Medieval Mercenaries, The Great Companies

Author: Kenneth Fowler (University of Edinburgh)
ISBN: 9780631158868
Format: Hardback
$203.95

"This is an account of the history of what became known as the ""Great Companies"". The author aims to show that...  Read More >>

Gold Dust and Gunsmoke: Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen and Vigilantes

Gold Dust and Gunsmoke: Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws,...

Author: John Boessenecker
ISBN: 9780471390183
Format: Paperback
$57.95

A lively collection of true tales of villainy and violence during the California Gold Rush Boessenecker has done...  Read More >>

Mercenaries: An African Security Dilemma

Mercenaries: An African Security Dilemma

Author: Abdel-Fatau Musah ,  J. Kayode Fayemi
ISBN: 9780745314716
Format: Paperback
$108.24

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Gold Dust and Gunsmoke: Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen and Vigilantes

Gold Dust and Gunsmoke: Tales of Gold Rush Outlaws,...

Author: John Boessenecker
ISBN: 9780471319733
Format: Hardback
$85.80

A lively collection of true tales of villainy and violence during the California Gold Rush Boessenecker has done...  Read More >>

Israeli Elite Units since 1948

Israeli Elite Units since 1948

Author: Sam Katz ,  Ronald Volstad
ISBN: 9780850458374
Format: Paperback
$50.03

In 1947, when the UN partitioned Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, the true war for Israel's existence began....  Read More >>

Private Armies and Military Intervention

Private Armies and Military Intervention

Author: David Shearer
ISBN: 9780198294405
Format: Paperback
$48.99

This paper seeks to step back from the moral arguments surrounding private military intervention in civil conflicts,...  Read More >>

Mercenaries of the Ancient World

Mercenaries of the Ancient World

Author: Mr Serge Yalichev
ISBN: 9780094757509
Format: Paperback
$73.99

With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from...  Read More >>

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