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Mercenaries in History | |
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Greek Mercenaries in Persia: The Anabasis, 400 B.C. | |
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Hannibal in Italy: The Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 B.C. | |
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The Fine Art of Contract Negotiation: The White Company and the Battle of Florence, 1364 | |
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The Game of Survival: Sir John de Hawkwood at Borgoforto, 1367 | |
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Mercenaries Triumphant: The Battle of Castagnaro, 1387 | |
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The Hessians in America: The Battle of Trenton, 1776 | |
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Faithful unto Death: The Massacre of the Swiss Guards, 1792 | |
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Death With Honor: The Battle of Camerone, 1863 | |
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Twentieth-Century Mercenaries | |
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Combat in a Strange New World: The French Foreign Legion in World War II | |
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A Meeting of Honor: Bir Hakeim, 1942 | |
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The Lost Cause: Dien Bien Phu, 1953 | |
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Mercenary Knight of the African Skies: Count Carl Gustav von Rosen (1909-1974) | |
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The Crusade against Castro: Alpha 66 | |
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Buyer and Seller of Men: Jonathan Banks | |
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Civilian Irregular Defense Group: Montagnard Mercenaries in Vietnam, 1961-1974 | |
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American Soldiers of Fortune | |
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Revolution over China: Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers, 1937-1942 | |
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Larger Than Life: Captain James B. "Earthquake" McGovern | |
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Soldier, Jurist, Patriot: David "Mickey" Marcus (1902-1948) | |
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The Unknown Mercs: Allen Pope and the Freedom Fighters of Asia | |
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The Cuban Second Front: William Morgan and the Directorio Revolucionario | |
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Today's Legionnaire: Djibouti, 1973 | |
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An American in Angola: George Bacon III (1946-1976) | |
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Modern Mercs | |
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Coal Miners' Mercenaries: Appalachia, 1985 | |
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The Cocaine Wars: Drug Mercs in the 1980s | |
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Direct Action in Cali: The Assault on Hacienda Napoles, 1989 | |
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The Rules of Engagement: International Anti-Mercenary Laws | |
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Victory and Betrayal in Ghana: The Ultimate Mercenary Story | |
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Sources and Suggested Reading | |
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Index | |