Author: Van Meter Kimberly
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488093318
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A professional soldier is on the run and fighting for his life—and his worst enemy may also be his only hope—in this pulse-pounding romantic thriller. Time is running out for veteran Xander Scott. Framed for murdering a powerful politician, he has dangerous and dogged Scarlett Rhodes on his trail. As the head of her own private military team, Scarlett isn’t just Xander’s former boss—she’s also his ex-lover. And she’s willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Working together to uncover the real killer, Xander and Scarlett will also try to unravel the conspiracy that made him a target. If he’s innocent, she’ll clear his name. But Scarlett doesn’t know what Xander is truly guilty of . . .
Soldier for Hire
Author: Van Meter Kimberly
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488093318
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A professional soldier is on the run and fighting for his life—and his worst enemy may also be his only hope—in this pulse-pounding romantic thriller. Time is running out for veteran Xander Scott. Framed for murdering a powerful politician, he has dangerous and dogged Scarlett Rhodes on his trail. As the head of her own private military team, Scarlett isn’t just Xander’s former boss—she’s also his ex-lover. And she’s willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Working together to uncover the real killer, Xander and Scarlett will also try to unravel the conspiracy that made him a target. If he’s innocent, she’ll clear his name. But Scarlett doesn’t know what Xander is truly guilty of . . .
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488093318
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A professional soldier is on the run and fighting for his life—and his worst enemy may also be his only hope—in this pulse-pounding romantic thriller. Time is running out for veteran Xander Scott. Framed for murdering a powerful politician, he has dangerous and dogged Scarlett Rhodes on his trail. As the head of her own private military team, Scarlett isn’t just Xander’s former boss—she’s also his ex-lover. And she’s willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Working together to uncover the real killer, Xander and Scarlett will also try to unravel the conspiracy that made him a target. If he’s innocent, she’ll clear his name. But Scarlett doesn’t know what Xander is truly guilty of . . .
Gun for Hire
Author: Clifford L. Linedecker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380762040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380762040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Guns for Hire
Author: Tony Geraghty
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
ISBN: 9780749928735
Category : Mercenary troops
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Warfare & defence.
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
ISBN: 9780749928735
Category : Mercenary troops
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Warfare & defence.
How to Become a Mercenary
Author: Barry Davies
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510755438
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
For anyone who's ever considered a career as a warrior-for-hire—or who just wants to learn more about the lifestyle—How to Become a Mercenary is the ultimate guide to all the history, training, and equipment information you'll ever need! Mercenaries—who are often trained as part of the best Special Forces, including American Delta Force, British SAS, French Foreign Legion, Marines, SBS, SEALs, and many others—perform one of the most dangerous and feared jobs in the world. Their task is to go into remote locations and remove their targets by any means necessary. They are “hired hands,” and have no remorse for their actions. Now, along with Soldier of Fortune magazine, Barry Davies teaches you the training and knowledge that goes into being a mercenary, as well as the history of the profession and how it has evolved. How to Become a Mercenary will teach you everything you’ve ever needed to know about becoming a mercenary, and also how to excel at it with information on weapons, escape plans, and overall safety. You will learn: • Where and how to find work • How to understand and apply the most modern tactics • What languages to master • Which weapons are preferred • How to disappear after you’ve completed your job It’s always been about the money, but in this book, you will learn all the skills that you must acquire before you take your first job. Just remember: Article 47 of the Geneva Convention states that “a mercenary shall not have the right to be a combatant or a prisoner of war.” Getting caught is not an option, and in this manual, you will learn how to avoid that at all costs.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510755438
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
For anyone who's ever considered a career as a warrior-for-hire—or who just wants to learn more about the lifestyle—How to Become a Mercenary is the ultimate guide to all the history, training, and equipment information you'll ever need! Mercenaries—who are often trained as part of the best Special Forces, including American Delta Force, British SAS, French Foreign Legion, Marines, SBS, SEALs, and many others—perform one of the most dangerous and feared jobs in the world. Their task is to go into remote locations and remove their targets by any means necessary. They are “hired hands,” and have no remorse for their actions. Now, along with Soldier of Fortune magazine, Barry Davies teaches you the training and knowledge that goes into being a mercenary, as well as the history of the profession and how it has evolved. How to Become a Mercenary will teach you everything you’ve ever needed to know about becoming a mercenary, and also how to excel at it with information on weapons, escape plans, and overall safety. You will learn: • Where and how to find work • How to understand and apply the most modern tactics • What languages to master • Which weapons are preferred • How to disappear after you’ve completed your job It’s always been about the money, but in this book, you will learn all the skills that you must acquire before you take your first job. Just remember: Article 47 of the Geneva Convention states that “a mercenary shall not have the right to be a combatant or a prisoner of war.” Getting caught is not an option, and in this manual, you will learn how to avoid that at all costs.
Victory for Hire
Author: Molly Dunigan
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804777411
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security companies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource missions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic military effectiveness—and for the likelihood that the democracies that deploy PSCs will be victorious in warfare, both over the short- and long-term. She highlights some of the ongoing problems with deploying large numbers of private security contractors alongside the military, specifically identifying the deployment scenarios involving PSCs that are most likely to have either positive or negative implications for military effectiveness. She then provides detailed recommendations to alleviate these problems. Given the likelihood that the U.S. will continue to use PSCs in future contingencies, this book has real implications for the future of U.S. military and foreign policy.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804777411
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
At peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security companies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource missions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic military effectiveness—and for the likelihood that the democracies that deploy PSCs will be victorious in warfare, both over the short- and long-term. She highlights some of the ongoing problems with deploying large numbers of private security contractors alongside the military, specifically identifying the deployment scenarios involving PSCs that are most likely to have either positive or negative implications for military effectiveness. She then provides detailed recommendations to alleviate these problems. Given the likelihood that the U.S. will continue to use PSCs in future contingencies, this book has real implications for the future of U.S. military and foreign policy.
The Modern Mercenary
Author: Sean McFate
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190621087
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. As a former paratrooper and private military contractor, McFate provides an unparalleled perspective into the nuts and bolts of the industry, as well as a sobering prognosis for the future of war.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190621087
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. As a former paratrooper and private military contractor, McFate provides an unparalleled perspective into the nuts and bolts of the industry, as well as a sobering prognosis for the future of war.
Lincoln's Mercenaries
Author: William Marvel
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807169528
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Lincoln’s Mercenaries, renowned Civil War historian William Marvel considers whether poor northern men bore the highest burden of military service during the American Civil War. Examining data on median family wealth from the 1860 United States Census, Marvel reveals the economic conditions of the earliest volunteers from each northern state during the seven major recruitment and conscription periods of the war. The results consistently support the conclusion that the majority of these soldiers came from the poorer half of their respective states’ population, especially during the first year of fighting. Marvel further suggests that the largely forgotten economic depression of 1860 and 1861 contributed in part to the disproportionate participation in the war of men from chronically impoverished occupations. During this fiscal downturn, thousands lost their jobs, leaving them susceptible to the modest emoluments of military pay and community support for soldiers’ families. From newspaper accounts and individual contemporary testimony, he concludes that these early recruits—whom historians have generally regarded as the most patriotic of Lincoln’s soldiers—were motivated just as much by money as those who enlisted later for exorbitant bounties, and that those generous bounties were made necessary partly because war production and labor shortages improved economic conditions on the home front. A fascinating, comprehensive study, Lincoln’s Mercenaries illustrates how an array of social and economic factors drove poor northern men to rely on military wages to support themselves and their families during the war.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807169528
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Lincoln’s Mercenaries, renowned Civil War historian William Marvel considers whether poor northern men bore the highest burden of military service during the American Civil War. Examining data on median family wealth from the 1860 United States Census, Marvel reveals the economic conditions of the earliest volunteers from each northern state during the seven major recruitment and conscription periods of the war. The results consistently support the conclusion that the majority of these soldiers came from the poorer half of their respective states’ population, especially during the first year of fighting. Marvel further suggests that the largely forgotten economic depression of 1860 and 1861 contributed in part to the disproportionate participation in the war of men from chronically impoverished occupations. During this fiscal downturn, thousands lost their jobs, leaving them susceptible to the modest emoluments of military pay and community support for soldiers’ families. From newspaper accounts and individual contemporary testimony, he concludes that these early recruits—whom historians have generally regarded as the most patriotic of Lincoln’s soldiers—were motivated just as much by money as those who enlisted later for exorbitant bounties, and that those generous bounties were made necessary partly because war production and labor shortages improved economic conditions on the home front. A fascinating, comprehensive study, Lincoln’s Mercenaries illustrates how an array of social and economic factors drove poor northern men to rely on military wages to support themselves and their families during the war.
Soldier of Fortune Guide to How to Become a Mercenary
Author: Barry Davies
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781620870976
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Mercenaries perform one of the most dangerous and feared jobs in the world. Their task is to go into remote locations and remove their targets by any means necessary. They are “hired hands,” and have no remorse for their actions. Along with Soldier of Fortune magazine, Barry Davies teaches you the training and knowledge that goes into being a mercenary. Davies will also go into the history of the profession and show how it has evolved. It’s always been about the money, but in this book, you will learn all the skills that you must acquire before you take your first job. You will learn: • Where and how to find work • How to understand and apply the most modern tactics • What languages to master • Which weapons are preferred • How to disappear after you’ve completed your job Mercenaries are usually trained as part of the best Special Forces, including American Delta Force, British SAS, French Foreign Legion, Marines, SBS, SEALs, and many others. This guide will teach you everything you’ve ever needed to know about becoming a mercenary, and also how to excel at it with information on weapons, escape plans, and overall safety. Remember, Article 47 of the Geneva Convention states that “a mercenary shall not have the right to be a combatant or a prisoner of war.” Getting caught is not an option, and in this manual, you will learn how to avoid that at all costs.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781620870976
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Mercenaries perform one of the most dangerous and feared jobs in the world. Their task is to go into remote locations and remove their targets by any means necessary. They are “hired hands,” and have no remorse for their actions. Along with Soldier of Fortune magazine, Barry Davies teaches you the training and knowledge that goes into being a mercenary. Davies will also go into the history of the profession and show how it has evolved. It’s always been about the money, but in this book, you will learn all the skills that you must acquire before you take your first job. You will learn: • Where and how to find work • How to understand and apply the most modern tactics • What languages to master • Which weapons are preferred • How to disappear after you’ve completed your job Mercenaries are usually trained as part of the best Special Forces, including American Delta Force, British SAS, French Foreign Legion, Marines, SBS, SEALs, and many others. This guide will teach you everything you’ve ever needed to know about becoming a mercenary, and also how to excel at it with information on weapons, escape plans, and overall safety. Remember, Article 47 of the Geneva Convention states that “a mercenary shall not have the right to be a combatant or a prisoner of war.” Getting caught is not an option, and in this manual, you will learn how to avoid that at all costs.
Mercenaries and War
Author: National Defense University Press
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781678665234
Category : Mercenary troops
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Mercenaries are more powerful than experts realize, a grave oversight. Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster because for-profit warriors are a wholly different genus and species of fighter. Private military companies such as the Wagner Group are more like heavily armed multinational corporations than the Marine Corps. Their employees are recruited from different countries, and profitability is everything. Patriotism is unimportant, and sometimes a liability. Unsurprisingly, mercenaries do not fight conventionally, and traditional war strategies used against them may backfire.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781678665234
Category : Mercenary troops
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Mercenaries are more powerful than experts realize, a grave oversight. Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster because for-profit warriors are a wholly different genus and species of fighter. Private military companies such as the Wagner Group are more like heavily armed multinational corporations than the Marine Corps. Their employees are recruited from different countries, and profitability is everything. Patriotism is unimportant, and sometimes a liability. Unsurprisingly, mercenaries do not fight conventionally, and traditional war strategies used against them may backfire.
Swords for Hire
Author: Will Allen
Publisher: Centerpunch Press
ISBN: 9780972488204
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This BookSense Top 10 Fantasy Pick teams young Sam Hatcher with Rigby Skeet, a wisecracking Royal Guardsman. The two must rescue King Olive, who was betrayed by his odd, worm-loving brother, and is imprisoned in the dungeon of the superhuman Boneman. "Readers will revel in the story's charm, humor, and numerous twists and turns."--"ForeWord."
Publisher: Centerpunch Press
ISBN: 9780972488204
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This BookSense Top 10 Fantasy Pick teams young Sam Hatcher with Rigby Skeet, a wisecracking Royal Guardsman. The two must rescue King Olive, who was betrayed by his odd, worm-loving brother, and is imprisoned in the dungeon of the superhuman Boneman. "Readers will revel in the story's charm, humor, and numerous twists and turns."--"ForeWord."