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Soldiers of Fortune - Mercenaries and Military Adventurers, 1960-2020 (Paperback)
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Soldiers of Fortune - Mercenaries and Military Adventurers, 1960-2020 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R372
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This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary
soldiering from individuals and small units in the African wars of
the 1960s-90s to today's state-employed corporate military
contractors. The phenomenon of mercenary soldiering has constantly
recurred in the news since the 1960s and has always attracted
lively interest. The concept of 'mercenaries' began in the former
Belgian Congo during the 1960s when men such as Mike Hoare and Bob
Denard assembled hundreds of military veterans to 'do the fighting'
for a particular leader or faction. This idea soon evolved into
small teams of individuals training and leading local forces with
varying success; wars in Rhodesia and on South Africa's borders
attracted foreign volunteers into national armed forces, and
veterans of these conflicts later sought employment elsewhere as
mercenaries. The wars in the former Yugoslavia also attracted
foreign fighters inspired as much by political and religious
motives as by pay. This picture then evolved again, as former
officers with recent experience set up sophisticated commercial
companies to identify and fill the needs of governments whose own
militaries were inadequate. Most recently, the aftermath of wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan has seen such contractors taking on some of
the burden of long-term security off major national armies, while
the subsequent rise of ISIS/Daesh has added a parallel strain of
ideological volunteers. The author is well placed to describe how
the face of mercenary soldiering has evolved and changed over 60
years. Using first-hand accounts, photos and detailed
illustrations, this book presents a compelling snapshot of the
life, campaigns and kit used by mercenary operatives engaged in
fighting within both larger and more specific conflicts around the
world.
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