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It had all the ingredients of a best-selling thriller – the clandestine activities of mercenaries, an impossibly dare-devil plot to topple the regime of one of the world’s most …

This book combines multi-disciplinary ethnographic and theoretical approaches to examine piracy in Southeast Asia and the regional and international responses to this threat. …

In November 1965, Ian Smith's white minority government in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) made a unilateral declaration of independence, breaking with Great Britain. With a …

Scott Fitzsimmons argues that small mercenary groups must maintain a superior military culture to successfully engage and defeat larger and better-equipped opponents. By developing …

"e;An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history"e; of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book …

From World War I to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the "e;lessons of history"e; as they contemplated taking their nation to war. Do …

This work is a powerful demonstration of how historical analysis can be brought to bear on the study of strategic issues, and, conversely, how strategic thinking can help drive …

"e;Spotlights the career of a fascinating modern warrior, while also shedding light on some of the conflicts that have raged throughout the world"e; (Tucson Citizen).A …

Mercenaries have been with us since the dawn of civilization, yet in the modern world they are little understood. While many of today’s freelance fighters provide support for …

Galloglas were mercenary warriors from the Hebrides and West Highlands who settled in Ireland in the later 13th century and achieved an extraordinary prominence on Irish …