{"product_id":"mercenaries-mercenaries-soldiers-of-fortune-from-ancient-greece-to-today-s-private-military-companies-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Mercenaries: Mercenaries: Soldiers of Fortune, from Ancient Greece to Today#s Private Military Companies - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Lee Lanning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOLDIERS OF $$ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrivateers, contract killers, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecorporate warriors. Contract soldiers go by many names, but they all have one thing in common: They fight for money and plunder rather than liberty, God, or country. Now acclaimed author and war vet Michael Lee Lanning traces the compelling history of these fighting machines-from the \"Sea Peoples\" who fought for the pharaohs' greater glory to today's soldiers for hire from private military companies (PMCs) in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat emerges is a fascinating account of the men who fight other people's wars-the Greeks who built an empire for Alexander the Great, the Nubians who accompanied Hannibal across the Alps, the Irish who became the first to go global in their search for work. Soldiers of fortune have always had the power to change the course of war, and Lanning examines their pivotal roles in individual battles and in the rise and fall of empires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the employment of contract soldiers spreads in Iraq and America's War on Terrorism-the U.S. paid $30 billion to PMCs in 2003 alone-Mercenaries offers a valuable inside look at a system that appears embedded in our nation's future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes eight pages of photographs\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Lee Lanning retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel after more than twenty years' service. During his assignment to Vietnam, he served as both an infantry platoon leader and a company commander in the 199th Infantry Brigade (Light). He is the author of fourteen books, including Inside the LRRPs, Inside Force Recon, and Inside the Crosshairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 6.9 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52613759828250,"sku":"9780345469236","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/hD_SeqQVI59780345469236.webp?v=1785417759","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/mercenaries-mercenaries-soldiers-of-fortune-from-ancient-greece-to-today-s-private-military-companies-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}