The modern mercenary : private armies and what they mean for world order /

It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiraling into genocide, without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only through McFate's employer, the military contr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McFate, Sean
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Private military companies.
Mercenary troops.
Mercenary troops > United States.
Security, International.
Sociétés militaires privées.
Mercenaires.
Mercenaires > États-Unis.
mercenaries.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military policy.
Legosoldater.
Privata militära företag.
Privata säkerhetsföretag.
Internationell säkerhet.
United States > Military policy.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiraling into genocide, without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only through McFate's employer, the military contractor DynCorp International. Throughout the world, similar scenarios are playing out daily. The United States can no longer go to war without contractors. Yet we don't know much about the industry's structure, its operations, or where it's heading. Typically led by ex-military men, contractor firms are b.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index.
ISBN:9780199360116
0199360111

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