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The History of Modern Mercenary Warfare: "Wild Geese" and Private Military Companies

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The History of Modern Mercenary Warfare: "Wild Geese" and Private Military Companies
9.99 €
Mercenaries, "wild geese", private military companies - all these are the names of the phenomenon that has firmly entered our lives. History and reality, myths and patterns of development of mercenarism in one book. After the end of World War II, mercenarism, virtually destroyed in the era of regular armies, became in demand again and thousands of adventurers reached the African continent. In military conflicts in Congo, Yemen, Biafra, Oman and Rhodesia, mercenaries or as they were called "wild geese" played a significant role, which led to the formation of private military companies. The well-known military expert Ivan Konovalov tells about the history of mercenarism in the twentieth century, the creation of world-famous PMCs - South African "Executive Outcomes", American "Blackwater" and French "Le Groupe Barril Sécurité". The book deals with the legal status of mercenaries, combat use of mercenary units and PMCs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine in 2014, as well as the peculiarities of the creation of PMCs in different countries.
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