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The ‘Wagner’ mercenary group remained comparatively unknown for years, and only after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, did the general public learn about the …

“Letters of marque” might suggest privateers of the Elizabethan era or the American Revolution. But such conventions are duly covered in the US Constitution, and the private …

The twenty-first century has seen a sharp rise in privatization of the military, especially of logistics and security functions during the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. …

No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're …

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

This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary soldiering from individuals and small units in the African wars of the 1960s 90s to today's state-employed …

On 7 March 2004, former SAS soldier and mercenary Simon Mann prepared to take off from Harare International Airport with an aeroplane full of heavy weaponry and guns for hire. …

The never-before-told story of one of the world's most influential military figures-Erik Prince, the man behind the controversial Blackwater USA. "e;Suzanne Simons is a …

Peter McAleese needs little introduction... His classic book ""No Mean Soldier"" was an immediate bestseller and set the bar for the modern military memoir. Few have since met its …

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