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Marked Mercenaries
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Author : Audrey Sharpe
language : en
Publisher: Ocean Dance Press
Release Date : 2023-10-20
Marked Mercenaries written by Audrey Sharpe and has been published by Ocean Dance Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-20 with Fiction categories.
Caught between a rock and a starship. Losing a bet cost mercenary Elhadj Isin control of his warship. Big mistake. He seriously underestimated his opponent. Now Natasha Orlov is calling the shots and he’s stuck transporting a mysterious cargo to an unknown destination. But when a suspicious engine explosion leaves the ship adrift in an uninhabited star system, losing the bet becomes the least of his problems. If you like gripping action adventure featuring rogues and scoundrels, unexpected twists, and heart-stopping space battles, then you’ll love sailing the black with the Vengeance crew. A must-read for fans of Lindsay Buroker, Jessie Mihalik, and Kate Sheeran Swed. STARHAWKE ROGUE Arch Allies Marked Mercenaries Resurgent Renegades
Mercenaries
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Author : Sarah Percy
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-10-11
Mercenaries written by Sarah Percy and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-11 with Political Science categories.
The main aim of this book is to argue that the use of private force by states has been restricted by a norm against mercenary use. The book traces the evolution of this norm, from mercenaries in medieval Europe through to private security companies in modern day Iraq, telling a story about how the mercenaries of yesterday have evolved into those of today in the process. The norm against mercenaries has two components. First, mercenaries are considered to be immoral because they use force outside legitimate, authoritative control. Second, mercenaries are considered to be morally problematic because they fight wars for selfish, financial reasons as opposed to fighting for some kind of larger conception of the common good. The book examines four puzzles about mercenary use, and argues that they can only be explained by understanding the norm against mercenaries. First, the book argues that moral disapproval of mercenaries led to the disappearance of independent mercenaries from medieval Europe. Second, the transition from armies composed of mercenaries to citizen armies in the nineteenth century can only be understood with attention to the norm against mercenaries. Third, it is impossible to understand why international law regarding mercenaries, created in the 1970s and 1980s, is so ineffective without understanding the norm. Finally, the disappearance of companies like Executive Outcomes and Sandline and the development of today's private security industry cannot be understood without the norm. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.
Arcane Mercenaries Insurrection
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Author : Mark August
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-06-22
Arcane Mercenaries Insurrection written by Mark August and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with categories.
Medieval Mercenaries
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Author : William Urban
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30
Medieval Mercenaries written by William Urban and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with History categories.
The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring and maintaining power. Feudal oaths and local militias were more often than not incapable of providing the skilled and disciplined warriors necessary to keep the enemy at bay. It was the mercenary who stepped in to fill the ranks. A mercenary was a professional soldier who took employment with no concern for the morals or cause of the paymaster. But within these confines we discover a surprising array of men, from the lowest-born foot soldier to the wealthiest aristocrat the occasional clergyman, even. What united them all was a willingness, and often the desire, to fight for their supper.In this benchmark work, William Urban explores the vital importance of the mercenary to the medieval power-broker, from the Byzantine Varangian Guard to fifteenth-century soldiers of fortune in the Baltic. Through contemporary chronicles and the most up-to-date scholarship, he presents an in-depth portrait of the mercenary across the Middle Ages.
War Dog Fighting Other People S Wars The Modern Mercenary In Combat
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Author : Al J. Venter
language : en
Publisher: Lancer Publishers
Release Date : 2006
War Dog Fighting Other People S Wars The Modern Mercenary In Combat written by Al J. Venter and has been published by Lancer Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Mercenary troops categories.
Mercenaries In Asymmetric Conflicts
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Author : Scott Fitzsimmons
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013
Mercenaries In Asymmetric Conflicts written by Scott Fitzsimmons and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Fitzsimmons argues that small mercenary groups must maintain a superior culture to successfully engage and defeat larger and better-equipped opponents.
Mercenaries And Paid Men
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Author : John France
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2008-03-31
Mercenaries And Paid Men written by John France and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-31 with History categories.
Mercenaries have always had a poor press. Theirs is one of the world's oldest professions, but the very word has profoundly negative connotations of infidelity and ruthlessness. But were they so different from soldiers? Why, in any case, were they so omnipresent in the warfare of the medieval and early modern period? What kind of men became mercenaries and where did they come from? These are some of the questions which the essays in this volume address. Contributors are: Richard Abels, Bernard Bachrach, David Bachrach, Adrian Bell,Charles Bowlus, David Crouch, Guido Dall'Oro, Kelly Devries, Sven Ekdahl, John Hosler, John Law, Alan Murray, Stephen Morillo, Laura Napran, Eljas Oksanen, Carlos Andrez Gonzalez Paz, Ciaran Og O'Reilly, Muriosa Prendergast, Nicolas Prouteau, John Pryor, Ifor Rowlands, Spencer Smith.
Mercenaries Of Knowledge
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Author : Fabien Montcher
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-07-31
Mercenaries Of Knowledge written by Fabien Montcher and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-31 with History categories.
From Lisbon to Rome via the Gulf of Guinea and the sugar mills of northern Brazil, this book explores the strategies and practices that displaced scholars cultivated to navigate the murky waters of late Renaissance politics. By tracing the life of the Portuguese jurist-scholar Vicente Nogueira (1586–1654) across diverse social, cultural, and pol-itical spaces, Fabien Montcher reveals a world of religious conflicts and imperial rivalries. Here, European agents developed the practice of 'bibliopolitics'– using local and international systems for buying and selling books and manuscripts to foster political communication and debate, and ultimately to negotiate their survival. Bibliopolitics fostered the advent of a generation of 'mercenaries of knowledge' whose stories constitute a key part of seventeenth-century social and cultural history. This book also demonstrates their crucial role in creating an inter-national and dynamic Republic of Letters with others who helped shape early modern intellectual and political worlds.
Mercenaries A Guide To Private Armies And Private Military Companies
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Author : Alan Axelrod
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2013-12-27
Mercenaries A Guide To Private Armies And Private Military Companies written by Alan Axelrod and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-27 with Political Science categories.
Mercenaries have been active in battle from the beginning of military history and, as private armies and military support firms, they are a major component of warfare today. Security, military advice, training, logistics support, policing, technological expertise, intelligence, transportation—all are outsourced to a greater or lesser degree in the U.S. military. However, privatization is not a uniquely American phenomenon. Countries as diverse as Saudi Arabia and Australia rely on privatization in one form or another. Historically, heads of state, politicians, and other administrators have justified use of mercenaries on the basis of their effectiveness, and cost-savings. These reasons and others continue to serve as rationales for use of private military companies in military strategy. Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military Companies provides a comprehensive survey and guide to mercenary forces, entrepreneurs, and corporations active on the international military scene today, including a concise history of mercenaries and private armies on land, sea, and in the air. Narrative chapters are amply supplemented by sidebars including biographies of major figures, key statistics, historical and current documents, contracts, and legislation on private armies and outsourced military services. Each chapter includes a bibliography of books, journal articles, and web sites, and a general bibliography concludes the entire work.
Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe
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Author : Hunt Janin
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe written by Hunt Janin and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with History categories.
In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare, but they have received relatively little scholarly attention. In this book a large number of vignettes portray their activities in Western Europe over a period of nearly 900 years, from the Merovingian mercenaries of 752 through the Thirty Years' War, which ended in 1648. Intended as an introduction to the subject and drawing heavily on contemporary first-person accounts, the book creates a vivid but balanced mosaic of the many thousands of mercenaries who were hired to fight for various employers.