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05692cam a2200829Li 4500 001 409B47946C0611DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20181108012225 008 091001s2009 nyuaf f b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 160598048X 020 $a 9781605980485 035 $a (OCoLC)497019400 040 $a ZWZ $e ncafnor $b fre $c ZWZ $d SILO $d SILO 082 0 $a 355.3540904 $2 22 100 1 $a Geraghty, Tony $d (1932-....) 245 1 $a Soldiers of fortune ; Texte imprimeÌ : $b a history of the mercenary in modern warfare / $c Tony Geraghty. 260 $a New York : $b Pegasus Books, $c cop. 2009. 300 $a 1 vol. (XVII-392 p., [12] p. de pl.) : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Bibliogr. (p. [362]-378). Index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Origins: Business of America is business -- Part 1: Mercenaries -- 1: Africa: they do things differently there -- 2: Congo 1960-1: the unquiet spirit of Patrice Lumumba -- 3: Congo 1964-7: the myth of the white giant -- 4: Angola 1974-2002: a war for slow readers -- Part 2: Plausibly Deniable -- 5: Yemen 1965-8: "do you fancy going into Yemen and burning the Migs?" -- 6: Oman 1970-95: how the Sandhurst brotherhood saved a nation -- 7: Afghanistan 1979-89: "the British will probably be most forthcoming" -- 8: Nicaragua and elsewhere 1984-2006: spreading democracy, America's first war on terror -- 9: Sierra Leone 1997-8: a less than ethical foreign policy -- 10: Croatia 1995: America's junkyard dogs -- Part 3: Licensed To Kill -- 11: Iraq 2003-present: a licence to kill, in some circumstances -- 12: Iraq 2005: the thirty-two-second ambush -- 13: Online dialogues: grunts, muppets and the civvy bodycount -- 14: Afghanistan 2001-future indefinite: in Talibs' fields the poppies blow -- 15: Licensed to save: the unarmed warriors -- Part 4: Regulation -- 16: Foreign Enlistment Act 1870-present: lying in state at Westminster -- 17: Legal remedies, 1976-present: the Utopian in pursuit of the uncontrollable -- 18: Great reappraisal, 2006: dogs of war or pussycats of peace? -- Part 5: Money -- 19: Mr Micawber's missing millions -- Epilogue: After RIO -- Appendix: Best of British -- Notes -- Picture credits -- Index 520 $a From the Publisher: The freelance solider, or mercenary, whether fighting for money or reputation or an adopted cause, has always been a fascinating and controversial phenomenon. Now, as a result of the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has become not simply a mercenary but a vital part of modern and privatized warfare. For some, he is a heroic figure, doing the work governments are too squeamish to admit to; for others, he is a bloodthirsty killer. In Tony Geraghty's starling history, he sheds new light on their activities, which has until now been shrouded in secrecy. Many of the soldiers have spoken to the author about their experiences for the first time, revealing details of operations that have never before been reported in the media. 650 7 $a Mercenaires $y 20e sieÌcle. $2 ram 650 0 $a Soldiers of fortune $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Mercenary troops $x History $y 20th century. 740 02 $a Introduction. 740 02 $a Origins: Business of America is business. 740 02 $a Part 1: Mercenaries. 740 02 $a 1: Africa: they do things differently there. 740 02 $a 2: Congo 1960-1: the unquiet spirit of Patrice Lumumba. 740 02 $a 3: Congo 1964-7: the myth of the white giant. 740 02 $a 4: Angola 1974-2002: a war for slow readers. 740 02 $a Part 2: Plausibly Deniable. 740 02 $a 5: Yemen 1965-8: "do you fancy going into Yemen and burning the Migs?" 740 02 $a 6: Oman 1970-95: how the Sandhurst brotherhood saved a nation. 740 02 $a 7: Afghanistan 1979-89: "the British will probably be most forthcoming" 740 02 $a 8: Nicaragua and elsewhere 1984-2006: spreading democracy, America's first war on terror. 740 02 $a 9: Sierra Leone 1997-8: a less than ethical foreign policy. 740 02 $a 10: Croatia 1995: America's junkyard dogs. 740 02 $a Part 3: Licensed To Kill. 740 02 $a 11: Iraq 2003-present: a licence to kill, in some circumstances. 740 02 $a 12: Iraq 2005: the thirty-two-second ambush. 740 02 $a 13: Online dialogues: grunts, muppets and the civvy bodycount. 740 02 $a 14: Afghanistan 2001-future indefinite: in Talibs' fields the poppies blow. 740 02 $a 15: Licensed to save: the unarmed warriors. 740 02 $a Part 4: Regulation. 740 02 $a 16: Foreign Enlistment Act 1870-present: lying in state at Westminster. 740 02 $a 17: Legal remedies, 1976-present: the Utopian in pursuit of the uncontrollable. 740 02 $a 18: Great reappraisal, 2006: dogs of war or pussycats of peace? 740 02 $a Part 5: Money. 740 02 $a 19: Mr Micawber's missing millions. 740 02 $a Epilogue: After RIO. 740 02 $a Appendix: Best of British. 740 02 $a Notes. 740 02 $a Picture credits. 740 02 $a Index. 941 $a 14 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409052437.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722022852.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528043519.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508015227.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926092255.0 952 $l CLPC792 $d 20190925011748.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20180127014407.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418072119.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824091213.0 952 $l BLPC611 $d 20140116011427.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20100519085953.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20100120073657.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20100120073657.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=409B47946C0611DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 11 $b IOGInitiate Another SILO Locator Search