LEADER 00810nam--2200313---450 001 990001851920203316 005 20210215105850.0 035 $a000185192 035 $aUSA01000185192 035 $a(ALEPH)000185192USA01 035 $a000185192 100 $a20040714d1967----km-y0itay0103----ba 101 0 $afre 102 $aFR 105 $a||||||||001yy 200 1 $a<> Liechtenstein$ehistoire et institutions$fPierre Raton 210 $aGenève$cDroz$d1967 215 $a179 p.$d23 cm 410 0$12001 454 1$12001 461 1$1001-------$12001 700 1$aRATON,$bPierre$0135092 801 0$aIT$bsalbc$gISBD 912 $a990001851920203316 951 $aX.3.A. 396 (III D 346)$b40380 L.M.$cIII D 959 $aBK 969 $aUMA 996 $aLiechtenstein$9956015 997 $aUNISA LEADER 02977nam 2200541 450 001 9910786564003321 005 20230803202537.0 010 $a1-61200-245-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000114349 035 $a(EBL)1696040 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001543635 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16135063 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001543635 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14792573 035 $a(PQKB)11534288 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1696040 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000114349 100 $a20190206d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMercenaries $eputting the world to rights with hired guns /$fAl J Venter 210 1$aPhiladelphia ;$aOxford :$cCasemate,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (644 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61200-244-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCoverpage; 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 327 $a12 "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 330 $a"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 assisting a civil war in Angola the mercs put their lives on the line for a cause." -- book cover. 606 $aMercenary troops$xHistory 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 606 $aPrivate military companies 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aMercenary troops$xHistory. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aPrivate military companies. 676 $a355.35409 700 $aVenter$b Al J.$0703771 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786564003321 996 $aMercenaries$93774489 997 $aUNINA