Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military CompaniesCQ Press, 27/12/2013 - 440 من الصفحات 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. |
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ROOTS AND PRECEDENTS | 1 |
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE ANCIENT WORLD 15TH C BCECA 476 | 9 |
THE MIDDLE AGES 9881453 | 23 |
FEUDAL JAPAN AND THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 15TH C1826 | 35 |
SWISS EXPORT ARMIES GERMAN LANDSKNECHTS AND THE WILD GEESE OF IRELAND 13151918 | 49 |
COLONIAL CONTROL HESSIANS AND GURKHAS 17751947 | 63 |
STATESANCTIONED PIRACY CORSAIRS AND PRIVATEERS 10491865 | 73 |
MERCENARY INC WARFARE CORPORATIZED | 187 |
EXECUTIVE OUTCOMES OPERATIONAL PROVIDER | 199 |
SANDLINE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONAL PROVIDER | 213 |
BLACKWATERXEACADEMI OPERATIONAL PROVIDER | 223 |
OTHER OPERATIONAL PROVIDER FIRMS | 239 |
ENGILITY FORMERLY MPRI AND L3 MPRI CONSULTING PROVIDER | 255 |
OTHER CONSULTING PROVIDER FIRMS | 265 |
HALLIBURTONBRSKBR LOGISTICAL PROVIDER | 277 |
THE FILIBUSTERS 19TH C | 89 |
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE | 103 |
INTRODUCTION | 105 |
THE LEGENDARY LEGION 1831PRESENT | 109 |
MERCENARIES OF THE AIR 1861PRESENT | 123 |
MERCENARIES IN THE VIETNAM WARS 18831975 | 149 |
MERCENARY MARKETPLACE AFRICA 19601990S | 161 |
THE MODERN PRIVATIZED MILITARY INDUSTRY | 181 |
INTRODUCTION | 183 |
OTHER LOGISTICAL PROVIDER FIRMS | 291 |
AIRSCAN INTELLIGENCE PROVIDER | 309 |
OTHER INTELLIGENCE PROVIDER FIRMS | 325 |
ARMORGROUPG4S SECURITY AND ANTITERROR PROVIDER | 337 |
OTHER SECURITY AND ANTITERROR PROVIDER FIRMS | 349 |
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