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Mercenaries were a significant factor in many of the wars of the Classical world, being employed in large numbers by many states. By far the most famous were Xenophon's 'Ten …

On 7th 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. …

M rz 2021: Die Taliban sind auf dem Vormarsch nach Kabul. Unz hlige Gewalttaten werden begangen. Die Zivilbev lkerung leidet, und der Winter ist nicht mehr fern. Die Tochter eines …

Privatization of America’s Public Institutions describes the transformation of the military, K–12 public schools, public universities and colleges, and prisons into enterprises …

The growth in scope and importance of the private military and security industry in the past decade has challenged the role of the state as the main provider of defence and …

In The War Machines, Danny Hoffman considers how young men are made available for violent labor both on the battlefields and in the diamond mines, rubber plantations, and other …

Some have claimed that "e;War is too important to be left to the generals,"e; but P. W. Singer asks "e;What about the business executives?"e; Breaking out of the …

This powerful book critiques mercenary involvement in post-Cold War African conflicts. The contributors investigate the links between the rise in internal conflicts and the …

Across Africa, growing economic inequality, instability and urbanization have led to the rapid spread of private security providers. While these PSPs have already had a significant …

In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare, but they …