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Condottiero meant "leader of mercenaries" in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military.
- It’s the second oldest profession. Much of military history is privatized. The word “mercenary” comes from the Latin merces ("wages" or "pay"); today it connotes vileness, treachery, and murder.
- The merc trade was resurrected by the US. For a few hundred years, states cooperated to outlaw mercenaries and privateers (mercenaries of the sea). This came undone after the Cold War.
- Contracting may be the new American Way of War. Why did the US, with the world’s most powerful military, need contractors? Because the All Volunteer Force could not recruit enough American’s to sustain two “long wars.”
- Most contractors who fight for America aren’t even American. When I was in the industry, I worked alongside people from all over the world: Mexico, Ghana, Australia, Canada and so forth.
Aug 5, 2014 · Mercenaries: Directed by Christopher Ray. With Zoë Bell, Kristanna Loken, Vivica A. Fox, Brigitte Nielsen. The President's daughter is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandos is assembled to infiltrate a women's prison for a daring rescue.
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Dec 4, 2019 · Mercenaries have a bigger recruiting pool than national armies, which are limited to their country’s citizenry. The mercenary labor pool is global, allowing longer wars of attrition. Mercenaries enable strategies of cunning and deception. Clients can hire them as agent provocateurs, drawing rivals into wars of the client’s choosing.
Apr 10, 2024 · Learn about the role and history of mercenaries, hired soldiers who fight for any state or nation without regard to political interests or issues. Explore the cases of Xenophon, El Cid, Frederick Herman, and Niccolò Piccinino, among others.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Jun 24, 2014 · Learn about the Ten Thousand, the White Company, the Swiss Guard, the Flying Tigers and other famous private armies from ancient to modern times. Discover how they fought, who they served and why they were feared.
Jul 24, 2013 · A comprehensive overview of the history of mercenaries in the European tradition of war, from the medieval period to the 21st century. Includes general overviews, case studies, and bibliographic references on various aspects of mercenary use and impact.
