Monday, April 04, 2005
Soldiers for Hire
CONTRACT WARRIORS (Alpha-Penguin USA, 2005) by Fred Rosen is now on sale, nationwide.
It's a great book. I'm the technical editor and afterword-writer. If for no other reason, pick-up a copy and read my Q&A with Richard "Rogue Warrior" Marcinko, the founder and former commander of the Navy's super-secret SEAL Team Six. It's always a blast chatting with Dick!
It's a great book. I'm the technical editor and afterword-writer. If for no other reason, pick-up a copy and read my Q&A with Richard "Rogue Warrior" Marcinko, the founder and former commander of the Navy's super-secret SEAL Team Six. It's always a blast chatting with Dick!
From Penguin's website:
"From Biblical times and the Crusades through the American Revolution up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, mercenaries—professional soldiers who contract themselves out to the highest bidder—have played a vital role in most, if not all, military and paramilitary campaigns, helping to determine the victors and the vanquished. Contract Warriors reveals their compelling story for the first time.
• Why they fight (and for how much)
• How they fight
• The unique lifestyle of mercenaries both on and off the battlefield
• The spoils and business of war
• The current role of mercenaries in the world's arms trade
• The significance of the mercenary in popular culture and film
Featuring a special afterword by W. Thomas Smith Jr. and his interview with Richard Marcinko, military consultant and author of the bestselling book Rogue Warrior"
Order from Barnes & Noble.
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
# posted by W. Thomas Smith, Jr. @ 10:48 AM 
