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Autore |
Venter Al J. |
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Titolo |
Mercenaries : putting the world to rights with hired guns / / Al J Venter |
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Philadelphia ; ; Oxford : , : Casemate, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (644 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mercenary troops - History |
Terrorism - Prevention |
Private military companies |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Coverpage; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Privatizing War; 2 Africa's Great Mercenary Tradition; 3 Profile of a Mercenary: Cobus Claassens; 4 Cuban Mercenaries in the Central Intelligence Agency's Air War in the Congo; 5 Mercenaries in Biafra's Aerial War of Attrition; 6 An American Warrior in South Lebanon; 7 Profile of a Mercenary: Fijian Warrior Fred Marafono; 8 The Battle for Soyo: Mercenary History in the Making; 9 How the Private Military Company Concept Evolved; 10 Mercenary Wings; 11 Profile of a Mercenary: Helicopter Pilot Arthur Walker |
12 "Operation Impossible" - On the Run across Africa13 Soldier of Fortune in Iraq; 14 How Executive Outcomes Ran Its Wars; 15 Bounty Hunt in Rhodesia; 16 Profile of a Mercenary: American Professional Greg Lovett; 17 Taking Angola's Diamond Fields from the Rebels; 18 The Future Role of Mercenaries on the African Continent; 19 Profile of a Mercenary: Gunship Ace Neall Ellis; 20 Freelance Pilots Fly Chopper Support Missions in Afghanistan |
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"A fascinating look at modern merc actions in the Middle East and Africa. From brushfire wars in the Congo to outright genocides in Biafra, highly skilled mercenaries were called upon to fight for order, and also for a living. Whether facing fanatics in Somalia or revolutionaries in Rhodesia, staving off cannibals in Sierra Leone or |
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