One Million Mercernaries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One Million Mercernaries write by John McCormack. This book was released on 1993-09-01. One Million Mercernaries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The white mercenaries who attracted the world's attention in the Congo during the early 1960s were never more than a few hundred in number. In contrast, no fewer than a million Swiss troops served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe during the preceding 500 years. Swiss mercenaries form a significant strand in the rope of European military history, and this book draws on many French and German-language sources to describe how the Swiss emerged from the isolated valleys of the Alps with a new method of warfare. Their massed columns of pike-carrying infantry were the first foot-soldiers since Roman times who could hold their own against the cavalry. For a brief period at the end of the 15th century the Swiss army appeared unbeatable, and after Swiss independence had been ensured they were hired out as mercenaries throughout Europe. Kings and generals competed to hire these elite combat troops. Nearly half of the million served with the French, their centuries of loyal service culminating with the massacre of the Swiss Guards during the French Revolution. Marlborough, Frederick the Great and Napoleon all hired large numbers of Swiss troops, and three Swiss regiments served in the British Army.
One Million Mercernaries
One Million Mercernaries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One Million Mercernaries write by John McCormack. This book was released on 1993-09-01. One Million Mercernaries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An account of the Swiss soldiers of fortune who plied their trade in the foreign regiments of European militaries and even the American Civil War. The white mercenaries who attracted the world’s attention in the Congo during the early 1960s were never more than a few hundred in number. In contrast, no fewer than a million Swiss troops served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe during the preceding 500 years. Swiss mercenaries form a significant strand in the rope of European military history, and this book draws on many French and German-language sources to describe how the Swiss emerged from the isolated valleys of the Alps with a new method of warfare. Their massed columns of pike-carrying infantry were the first foot-soldiers since Roman times who could hold their own against the cavalry. For a brief period at the end of the fifteenth century the Swiss army appeared unbeatable, and after Swiss independence had been ensured they were hired out as mercenaries throughout Europe. Kings and generals competed to hire these elite combat troops. Nearly half of the million served with the French, their centuries of loyal service culminating with the massacre of the Swiss Guards during the French Revolution. Marlborough, Frederick the Great and Napoleon all hired large numbers of Swiss troops, and three Swiss regiments served in the British Army.
Political Mercenaries
Political Mercenaries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Mercenaries write by Lindsay Mark Lewis. This book was released on 2014-10-21. Political Mercenaries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An insider's account of the dirty dealings, backroom donations, and mega-wealthy donors that turned political campaigns into money races—from the notorious political fundraiser
Mercenaries and War
Mercenaries and War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mercenaries and War write by National Defense University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18. Mercenaries and War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mercenaries are more powerful than experts realize, a grave oversight. Those who assume they are cheap imitations of national armed forces invite disaster because for-profit warriors are a wholly different genus and species of fighter. Private military companies such as the Wagner Group are more like heavily armed multinational corporations than the Marine Corps. Their employees are recruited from different countries, and profitability is everything. Patriotism is unimportant, and sometimes a liability. Unsurprisingly, mercenaries do not fight conventionally, and traditional war strategies used against them may backfire.
Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military Companies
Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military Companies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military Companies write by Alan Axelrod. This book was released on 2013-12-27. Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military Companies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mercenaries have been active in battle from the beginning of military history and, as private armies and military support firms, they are a major component of warfare today. Security, military advice, training, logistics support, policing, technological expertise, intelligence, transportation—all are outsourced to a greater or lesser degree in the U.S. military. However, privatization is not a uniquely American phenomenon. Countries as diverse as Saudi Arabia and Australia rely on privatization in one form or another. Historically, heads of state, politicians, and other administrators have justified use of mercenaries on the basis of their effectiveness, and cost-savings. These reasons and others continue to serve as rationales for use of private military companies in military strategy. Mercenaries: A Guide to Private Armies and Private Military Companies provides a comprehensive survey and guide to mercenary forces, entrepreneurs, and corporations active on the international military scene today, including a concise history of mercenaries and private armies on land, sea, and in the air. Narrative chapters are amply supplemented by sidebars including biographies of major figures, key statistics, historical and current documents, contracts, and legislation on private armies and outsourced military services. Each chapter includes a bibliography of books, journal articles, and web sites, and a general bibliography concludes the entire work.
