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The Modern Mercenary
- Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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- SRAE
- 2023-01-03
Very Interesting Read
A very interesting look at the business of war.
Draws numerous case studies and parallels from the Middle Ages which I found to be tremendously interesting.
At times repetitive, but certainly worth your time if you have any interest in international affairs and the future of conflict.
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- Nicolay
- 2020-09-18
The book on Modern Mercking
End to end this book is THE book on who,what where,why,how and anything in between about the merc history and development as well as potential future trends of the industry. Excellent book and great narration. I highly recommend it for the ppl inclined to such subjects.
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- Eugene Epshteyn
- 2019-10-12
Very interesting book on a timely subject
I loved how the author approached the subject, with facts, and little moralising. great book!
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