Contract Warriors

by Bob Burton and Fred Rosen

Book Overview

"The complete history of soldiers for hire." From Biblical times and the Crusades through the American Revolution up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, mercenaries professional soldiers who contract... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592573029
• ISBN13: 9781592573028
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good History Lesson for those Looking to work for a PMC

I enjoyed Contract Warriors and its in depth journey into the history of the "Merc". Having worked with many of them, I feel it was an honest and straight forward portrayal of the men who thirst for the work. It is not for everyone, with the pace at which companys are signing them up, I feel this would be a very good read for anyone interested in getting into the field of the "PMC Merc" business. Just remember it's a long way to the top if you want to "ROCK & Roll"......

Filled with interesting little stories

Rosen begins with Col Tim Spicer and the development of modern PMCs. He follows with fascinating accounts of famous battles fought by mercenaries over 2,500 years. Finally he returns to the use of PMCs in current conflicts. I must disagree with the last reviewer. The book is not unfriendly to Col Spicer. Rosen clearly differentiates between the mercenaries who are less savory and those who are more admirable. Spicer is credited for bringing formal guidelines and principles to the modern mercenary world. It was hard to put this book down at night. That is not common for a book that I learn so much from.