Mercenaries : : putting the world to rights with hired guns / / Al J Venter.
"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, s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia ;, Oxford : : Casemate,, 2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) :; illustrations, map |
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| 520 | |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. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Mercenary troops |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Terrorism |x Prevention. | |
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