Mercenaries Books
Spokesman Books Mercenaries Counterinsurgency in the Gulf
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£9.45
Pluto Press Mercenaries
Book SynopsisA critique of mercenary involvement in post Cold-War African conflictsTable of ContentsAcronyms Foreword by Lord Avebury Introduction 1. Africa in Search of Security by J. ‘Kayode Fayemi 2. Private Military Companies and African Security 1990-98 by Kevin A. O’Brien (University of Hull) 3. A Country Under Siege: Sierra Leone by Abdel-Fatau Musah 4. The Hand of War: Former Zaire 1996-7 by Khareen Pech 5. Mining for Serious Trouble: Jean-Raymonde Boulle by Johan Peleman (International Peace Information Service, Antwerp) 6. Mercenaries, Human Rights and the Legality by Alex Vines (Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford) 7. Africa: Civil Conflicts and the OAU Convention against Mercenaries by Kofi Oteng Kufuor (East London University) 8. The African Security Crisis by Eboe Hutchful (Wayne State University) 9. Arresting the Tide of Mercenaries in Africa by ‘Funmi Olonisakin (King’s College, London) Conclusion Appendices Index
£26.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Ismaili Assassins: A History of Medieval
Book SynopsisThe Ismaili Assassins were an underground group of political killers who were ready to kill Christians and Muslims alike with complete disregard for their own lives. These devoted murderers were under the powerful control of a grand master who used assassination as part of a grand strategic vision that embraced Egypt, the Levant and Persia and even reached the court of the Mongol Khans in far away Qaraqorum. The Assassins were often slayed their victims in public, cultivating their terrifying reputation. They assumed disguises and their weapon of choice was a dagger. The dagger was blessed by the grand master and killing with it was a holy and sanctified act poison or other methods of murder were forbidden to the followers of the sect. Surviving a mission was considered a deep dishonour and mothers rejoiced when they heard that their Assassin sons had died having completed their deadly acts. Their formidable reputation spread far and wide. In 1253, the Mongol chiefs were so fearful of them that they massacred and enslaved the Assassins women and children in an attempt to liquidate the sect. The English monarch, Edward I, was nearly dispatched by their blades and Richard the Lionhearts reputation was sullied by his association with the Assassins murder of Conrad of Montferrat. The Ismaili Assassins explores the origins, actions and legacy of this notorious sect. Enriched with eyewitness accounts from Islamic and Western sources, this important book unlocks the history of the Crusades and the early Islamic period, giving the reader entry into a historical epoch that is thrilling and pertinent.Trade Review" ...weaves the Assassin's history, their political ideology, and their determined, deadly tactics into a broader tapestry of the region's history from their origination to the height of their influence to their fading historical force."--Midwest Book Review
£13.49
Huia Publishers A Hidden Economy: Maori in the Privatised
Book SynopsisThe Maori economy is often defined simply by the contributions of Maori in New Zealand in the areas of farming, fisheries and forestry. This book explores the ways that Maori in the privatised military industry contribute in monetary and non-monetary ways to the Maori economy. Workers in the privatised military industry very rarely, if ever, give interviews about their work or details about their pay. However, this book includes five interviews with Maori who have worked or are still working in the privatised military industry and explores how they articulate themselves as Maori in the industry, giving a glimpse at this secret world and how Maori operate in it.
£26.55
Helion & Company Beyond No Mean Soldier: The Explosive
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£19.95
