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02108aam a2200337Mi 4500 001 EE67695EDB6B11E9B7E63B6597128E48 003 SILO 005 20190920010020 008 160902t20162013paua 000 0beng 020 $a 1612001939 020 $a 9781612001937 020 $a 1612003931 020 $a 9781612003931 035 $a (OCoLC)958289460 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Brown, Robert K., $d 1932- 245 10 $a I am soldier of fortune : $b dancing with devils / $c Lt. Col. Robert Brown, USAR, (Ret.) with Vann Spencer. 264 1 $a Havertown, Pennsylvania $b Casemate Books, $c 2016. 300 $a 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "Bob Brown's book is well named. It is, on one hand, a concise chronological history of a unique American publishing venture, and on the other, an autobiography of a maverick soldier and his bizarre assortment of cronies. Above all, it is a great read."-American Rifleman "I Am Solider of Fortune" is a half-century of history told from ground level. The higher value, though, may be in the perspective it offers on the warrior culture. From the outside, it is easy to believe every soldier of fortune, every 'private security contractor,' is a Rambo-style wild man, pumped on testosterone. Some of the characters passing through Mr. Brown's book are that. Others are darkly sinister. Most are measured, disciplined professionals who understand both risk and principle...At 80, Robert K. Brown stands as a central figure in a shadow world of secrecy and myth. His book opens that world to readers on the outside. 600 10 $a Brown, Robert K., $d 1932- 650 0 $a Embedded war correspondents. 650 0 $a War $x Press coverage. 650 0 $a Soldiers of fortune $v Biography. 650 0 $a Military history, Modern $y 20th century. 700 1 $a Spencer, Vann. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20190920010136.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EE67695EDB6B11E9B7E63B6597128E48 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search