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CONTRACT WARRIORS: HOW MERCENARIES CHANGED
HISTORY AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM
Fred Rosen
Mercenaries have played a vital role in most, if not all,
military & paramilitary campaigns, helping to determine the
victors & the vanquished. Rosen reveals their compelling story
for the first time, including how, when & why they fight. 6x9
inches, 320 pgs.
From Biblical times and the Crusades through the American
Revolution up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, mercenaries -
professional soldiers who contract themselves out to the highest
bidder - have played a vital role in most, if not all, military
and paramilitary campaigns, helping to determine the victors and
the vanquished. Contract Warriors reveals their
compelling story for the first time.
- Why they fight (and how much)
- How they fight
- The unique lifestyle
- The spoils and business of war
- The current role of mercenaries in the world's arms trade
- The significance of the mercenary in popular culture and film
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Fred Rosen, an investigative journalist who has written
extensively on crime, is currently an adjunct professor of
criminal justice at Ulster Community College and of
communication at New York Institute of Technology. He is the
author of Born to the Mob, Lobster Boy, and Cremation
in America.
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