Category Archives: Mercenaries

Rus, Varangian and Frankish mercenaries in the service of the Byzantine Emperors (9th-11th c.) Numbers, Organisation and Battle Tactics in the operational theatres of Asia…

Rus, Varangian and Frankish mercenaries in the service of the Byzantine Emperors (9th-11th c.)  Numbers, Organisation and Battle Tactics in the operational theatres of Asia… You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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From subject to citizen, or, “At once everyone seemed to come alive”: Hessian mercenaries gain autonomy and self define during the American Revolution, 1776-1783

From subject to citizen, or, “At once everyone seemed to come alive”: Hessian mercenaries gain autonomy and self define during the American Revolution, 1776-1783 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Soldiers of Misfortune: The Angolan Civil War, the British Mercenary Intervention, and UK policy towards Southern Africa, 1975-6

Soldiers of Misfortune: The Angolan Civil War, the British Mercenary Intervention, and UK policy towards Southern Africa, 1975-6 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America

Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America Jesse McIntyre, III Military Review. 96.6 (November-December 2016): p131. Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2016 U.S. Army CGSC http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/ Full Text: HESSIANS Mercenaries, Rebels,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Scourge of the Gallowglass: for nearly four centuries these sons of Scottish clansmen and Norse raiders dominated the mercenary ranks of feudal Ireland

Scourge of the Gallowglass: for nearly four centuries these sons of Scottish clansmen and Norse raiders dominated the mercenary ranks of feudal Ireland Ron Soodalter Military History. 33.2 (July 2016): p64.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UK Mercenaries Fighting Daesh Should Not Be Punished – Ex-Special Forces Officer

UK Mercenaries Fighting Daesh Should Not Be Punished – Ex-Special Forces Officer © Photo: Youtube/PressTV Documentaries Europe 16:37 20.12.2016(updated 16:38 20.12.2016) Get short URL 0 14420 Former UK servicemen who have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Simon Mann demands his cash back

Simon Mann demands his cash back September 9, 2016 in News, Politics CONVICTED British mercenary Simon Mann has instructed his Zimbabwean lawyer Jonathan Samukange to sue the state to recover the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russia’s Paramilitary Mercenaries Emerge From The Shadows

Russia’s Paramilitary Mercenaries Emerge From The Shadows December 16, 2016 Aleksandr Gostev Robert Coalson Dmitry Utkin, who uses the nom de guerre “Vagner” and is believed to be the head of an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Suspected Russian mercenary leader attended Kremlin reception

World News | Thu Dec 15, 2016 | 8:06am EST Suspected Russian mercenary leader attended Kremlin reception A man identified as a Russian mercenary leader in Ukraine and Syria by an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The classical Greek mercenary and his relationship to the polis

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