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In every caste-driven society throughout history, two paths have offered a chance to transcend one‚As station the Priest and the Warrior. Yet, in today‚As world of television and tranquilizers, the concept of the Warrior takes on an entirely new and intriguing significance... (Introduction from the Gutenberg text)

Some writers of science fiction turn out to be reasonably accurate prognosticators of the future. In Mack Reynolds’ Mercenary, the elite 1 percent control the wealth of the nation and thus the nation. War as we know it has been eliminated, and disputes between nations, unions, and corporations are settled on a battlefield by mercenary soldiers with pre-1900 weapons. These battles are televised, and the combatants become heroes, not unlike NFL players. Meet Joe Mauser, one of the best of the best; a tactician and gun for hire.

The “crackling exposé” (New York Times Book Review) of the shadowy mercenary army that perpetrated horrific war crimes in America's name On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The...

James Brabazon is narrating this story of war, violence, and political intrigue. He wanted a war. And, for his sins, he got one. James Brabazon was an ambitious young war reporter when he entered the chaos of the Liberian Civil War in 2002. Running with the infamous LURD rebels, he survived numerous deadly ambushes, the privations of dysentery and a dramatic two hundred-mile escape from Government troops through dense equatorial jungle. He even had a bounty put on his head.

An elite Navy SEAL Team 6 operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies takes readers inside the unadulterated, morally complicated and riveting post-military adventures of a lethal American mercenary. In American Mercenary, Daniel Corbett takes readers on a wild ride...

Louisville Criminal Defense Attorney Tim Denison is launching Mercenaries & Gunslingers, The Criminal Defense Podcast. Tim has almost 30 years of trial experience at the District, Circuit and Federal levels. He discusses criminal law, defense strategies and stories, with just a little swagger thrown in for fun.

With its ability to control the Assad regime already in question, Russia now appears to be facing issues restraining even its own mercenary contractors.

تمثل الصناعات العسكرية الأمريكية طوق النجاة للاقتصاد الأمريكي؛ بهذه الصناعة وحدها يمكن الخروج من شبح الركود، واحتواء التداعيات السلبية لتدني قيمة الدولار، وارتفاع معدّل البطالة، وتراجع مؤشرات الثقة في مناخ الأعمال، ولو أننا أردنا أن نعطي للحروب الأمريكية أسباباً لوجدنا أنها تأتي عادة بعد مرور حالة من الركود أو بسبب أزمة اقتصادية ألمّت بالولايات المتحدة. إن وجود الشركات الأمنية التي توظّف المرتزقة تسمح للإدارة الأمريكية بتنفيذ أهداف متعددة في السياسة الخارجية دون الخوف