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Book Synopsis A Mercenary's Affair by : E. M. McLaucklin
Download or read book A Mercenary's Affair written by E. M. McLaucklin and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a hired mercenary has its perks. Sure there is the gold, plenty of ale, the free stuff from corpse looting... sometimes even a rowdy night of fun. With a simple contract of search and destroy, Jack treks through the forests of Deverance assuming this next job would quick. Once she catches her quarry, Jack finds out that assuming makes an... well, you know the saying. She had no clue that she would have to deal with her past, stand up to an Evil queen, or travel long distances, through mountains and foreign places, with an introverted princess and one powerful, yet annoying, wizard. So annoying... Jack needs to fulfill her contract, because what's a gal to do, offer her head on a platter instead? In doing so, will Jack inadvertently start an all-out war? Will Jack risk losing everything, even the battle over her heart?
Book Synopsis Mercenaries and Missionaries by : Brandon Vaidyanathan
Download or read book Mercenaries and Missionaries written by Brandon Vaidyanathan and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mercenaries and Missionaries examines the relationship between rapidly diffusing forms of capitalism and Christianity in the Global South. Using more than two hundred interviews in Bangalore and Dubai, Brandon Vaidyanathan explains how and why global corporate professionals straddle conflicting moral orientations in the realms of work and religion. Seeking to place the spotlight on the role of religion in debates about the cultural consequences of capitalism, Vaidyanathan finds that an "apprehensive individualism" generated in global corporate workplaces is supported and sustained by a "therapeutic individualism" cultivated in evangelical-charismatic Catholicism. Mercenaries and Missionaries uncovers a symbiotic relationship between these individualisms and shows how this relationship unfolds in two global cities—Dubai, in non-democratic UAE, which holds what is considered the world's largest Catholic parish, and Bangalore, in democratic India, where the Catholic Church, though afflicted by ethnic and religious violence, runs many of the city's elite educational institutions. Vaidyanathan concludes that global corporations and religious communities create distinctive cultures, with normative models that powerfully orient people to those cultures—the Mercenary in cutthroat workplaces, and the Missionary in churches. As a result, global corporate professionals in rapidly developing cities negotiate starkly opposing moral commitments in the realms of work and religion, which in turn shapes their civic commitment to these cities.
Book Synopsis The Modern Mercenary by : Sean McFate
Download or read book The Modern Mercenary written by Sean McFate and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. As a former paratrooper and private military contractor, McFate provides an unparalleled perspective into the nuts and bolts of the industry, as well as a sobering prognosis for the future of war.
Download or read book Keenie Meenie written by Phil Miller and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosive account of a secret group of mercenaries based on newly declassified documents.
Book Synopsis The Seychelles Affair by : Mike Hoare
Download or read book The Seychelles Affair written by Mike Hoare and published by . This book was released on 2025-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of the Seychelles Affair began in 1978 when representatives of the exiled Seychelles president approached legendary mercenary commander Mike Hoare - who had successfully quelled the uprisings in the Congo in the early 1960s - to help overthrow the Marxist regime then in power. The coup was to take place in 1981, with Hoare's band of men disguised as a rugby club on board a flight to the Seychelles - AK-47s hidden in the bottom of their luggage. What happened when they arrived has gone down as one of the most astonishing events in the history of mercenary warfare. Hoare's eyewitness account of his escapades reads like a thriller, detailing the backroom scheming, the tense action at the airport on Mahé, the forced landing of the Air India Boeing and the subsequent escape of Hoare's band of mercenaries. The book also details their eventual capture and time spent in the South African prison, and their prosecution by those who had helped them prepare for the coup. This updated edition of this classic work is essential reading for anyone interested in mercenary warfare and military history.
Book Synopsis The Christie Affair by : Nina de Gramont
Download or read book The Christie Affair written by Nina de Gramont and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would the world's most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman's marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? "Sizzles from its first sentence." - The Wall Street Journal A Reese's Book Club Pick In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha. It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together––until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated. What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont’s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.
Download or read book Just a Mercenary? written by D. Subbarao and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of his career as sub-collector of Parvathipuram sub-division in north-coastal Andhra Pradesh way back in 1974, Subbarao learnt—the hard way—that tribal development requires more than enthusiasm; it requires, most of all, an understanding of poverty. Nearly forty years later, in 2013, as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India in the midst of a fierce exchange rate crisis, Subbarao learnt—once again the hard way—the harsh challenges of emerging economies in an unequal world. Bookended by these assignments is the remarkable journey of a small-town boy from a modest background to the top echelons of India’s civil service and then on to the helm of the country’s central bank. Subbarao recounts that journey—his hopes and despair, his successes and setbacks, his mistakes and misdeeds, and the lessons he learnt along the way—with rare candour and honesty. The subtext of that story though is his constant soul searching about whether he has given back to society more than he received. Just a Mercenary? is a warm, engaging and earnest account of an extraordinary career that is bound to inform and inspire young professionals trying to find their way up their career ladders and discover meaning in their journeys.
Book Synopsis Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating to English Affairs by : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Download or read book Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating to English Affairs written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis U.S. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS GENERALIST COURSE MOS 38B STUDENT HANDBOOK by :
Download or read book U.S. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS GENERALIST COURSE MOS 38B STUDENT HANDBOOK written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Module A History of Civil Affairs Introduction to the Army Command and Staff Structure Introduction to the Civil Affairs Force Structure Introduction to Army Orders Law of Armed Conflict Property Control Module B Introduction to Civil Affairs Briefings Introduction to CA Area Studies and Assessments Analyze Legal , Moral, and Cultural Obligations with Respect to CMO Introduction to CA SITMAPS and Overlays Introduction to the CMOC Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communications Introduction to Interpreters in Support of CMO Introduction to Other Organizations in Support of CMO Module C Introduction to CA Methodology Introduction to Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) Introduction to Populace and Resource Control (PRC) Introduction to Support to Civil Administration (SCA) Introduction to Nation Assistance (NA) Identify Concepts and Principles of Civil Information Management (CIM) Analyze Civil Military Operations Information Module D Analyze CMO Estimate Introduction to Force Protection Measures Introduction to Media Support during CMO Identify the basic steps involved I the Problem Solving Process Introduction to CMO Measures of Effectiveness Introduction to CA Transition Operations Acronyms Sample CMO Estimate Sample CA ANNEX to an Operations Order
Download or read book The Mercenary written by Kinsey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the French Revolution and the rise of the rise of national armies, the mercenary has been viewed as a maligned and marginalized actor in international relations. The Mercenary challenges this view, suggesting instead that while delegated to the periphery of Great Power politics, the mercenary remained a coercive instrument of state power who was willing to discretely promote the client's foreign policy when called upon to do so. Never has this been more evident than today. This book offers fresh insight into the future of the mercenary as an instrument of state coercion and explains why there is a mercenary renaissance in the 21st century. The start of the 21st century has seen renewed interest in the mercenary from across the political spectrum. The growing reliance by the US, Russia, and China on military and security contractors suggests that the mercenary remains a key player in International Politics, now emerging from the shadows to help expand state influence on the world stage by serving as an important actor in the conduct of conflict and the winning of small wars. Far from being marginalized, the future of the mercenary is set to be increasingly active.
Download or read book Royal Affairs written by Leslie Carroll and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000 years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain's royals. Insatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing cousins, and wanton consorts-history has never been so much fun. Royal unions have always been the stuff of scintillating gossip, from the passionate Plantagenets to Henry VIII's alarming head count of wives and mistresses, to the Sapphic crushes of Mary and Anne Stuart right on up through the scandal-blighted coupling of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Thrown into loveless, arranged marriages for political and economic gain, many royals were driven to indulge their pleasures outside the marital bed, engaging in delicious flirtations, lurid love letters, and rampant sex with voluptuous and willing partners. This nearly pathological lust made for some of the most titillating scandals in Great Britain's history. Hardly harmless, these affairs have disrupted dynastic alliances, endangered lives, and most of all, fed the salacious curiosity of the public for centuries. Royal Affairs will satiate that curiosity by bringing this arousing history alive.
Book Synopsis The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs by : Mark Fissel
Download or read book The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs written by Mark Fissel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs updates two central debates in military history--the one surrounding the concept of military revolution, and the one on military affairs--whilst advancing original research in both fields. Only a handful of publications consider the military revolution and the RMA in tandem. This book breaks new ground conceptually and appeals to an exceptionally large and diverse readership. Comparative revisionist studies of the military revolution and RMA better enable us to comprehend the historical continuum and reveal the new RMA for what it is. And for what it is shortly to become. This book presents original contributions within the "epicentre" of the military revolution debate, the 1500s, with an emphasis on gunpowder revolution (offensively and defensively). The connections with the Revolution in Military Affairs are then made explicit by scholars, a practitioner, and an analyst, with an emphasis on airborne lethal autonomous weapons systems. This is a chronologically broad and unique methodological approach to a historical debate that begs for clarification as we enter an era where killer robots will almost certainly take from humans their monopoly on violence.
Book Synopsis The Firebird Affair by : Dusko Doder
Download or read book The Firebird Affair written by Dusko Doder and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FIREBIRD AFFAIR centers on the suspicious death of Emily, the beautiful wife of WASHINGTON TRIBUNE correspondent Todd Martin. In 1991, she collapsed over lunch with a friend in a Moscow restaurant. A massive heart attack, Moscow authorities said and the US Embassy concurred. They shipped her body home to the US, without Todd even being aware she had died. He was out of contact covering one of the conflicts flaring up as the Soviet Union disintegrated. But Todd has managed to rebuild his life; he's now the TRIBUNE's chess columnist, from time to time drifting in and out of depression. He has always been doubtful Emily's death was an accident. His estranged son Rick is certain his mother was murdered, and blames his father for failing to protect her. By 2002, Todd gets an opportunity to establish the truth after a Russian spy approaches the CIA wanting to defect. The spy reveals the existence of a KGB mole inside the US government. He also alleges that the KGB played a role in Emily's death by sneaking a psychotropic drug into her drink. Holz, the former Moscow CIA station chief, now a senior CIA official, offers Todd the chance to go to Moscow on a rogue mission to uncover the traitor's identity. Todd undertakes the mission that leads him as well as Holz to confront wholly unexpected results. THE FIREBIRD AFFAIR explores the consequences of duplicity and betrayal, in both Moscow and Washington. It revolves around the actual KGB-led plot to remove Gorbachev from power, capturing the drama of the last months of Cold War and the subsequent changes in our public life.
Book Synopsis Handbook to Wisdom by : Kenneth D. Boa
Download or read book Handbook to Wisdom written by Kenneth D. Boa and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook to Wisdom guides you through Scripture, focusing on four key areas: praise, promises, wisdom, and truth. Each daily reading draws you deeper into Scripture through three elements: a thought for the day, Scripture to read, and a short prayer. These elements work together to help you internalize the message of each chapter.
Book Synopsis The Sermon on the Mount by : R. Kent Hughes
Download or read book The Sermon on the Mount written by R. Kent Hughes and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three chapters of Matthew known as the Sermon on the Mount contain truths so rich and powerful that even a lifetime of study could not exhaust their depths. For centuries, Jesus’s majestic portrait of the kingdom of heaven and his unparalleled instructions for godliness have captivated Christians and non-Christians alike. In this classic commentary, now revised with a fresh look and ESV Bible references, seasoned pastor R. Kent Hughes guides readers through this glorious portion of the Bible with exegetical precision, expositional clarity, and practical sensitivity. Whether used by preachers, small group leaders, or individual laypersons, this resource will prove invaluable for illuminating the Sermon on the Mount’s enduring power to enliven hearts and transform minds. Part of the Preaching the Word series.
Book Synopsis The C. S. Lewis Collection: Essays and Speeches by : C. S. Lewis
Download or read book The C. S. Lewis Collection: Essays and Speeches written by C. S. Lewis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 1117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his trademark warmth and wit, Lewis demonstrates his wide range of interests in this collection of writings—a must-read for fans of Lewis’s creative works. Includes: • The Weight of Glory • God in the Dock • Christian Reflections • On Stories • Present Concerns • The World’s Last Night
Book Synopsis The great seal. On military affairs. Lawyers on horseback. Houses and householders. Loves of the lawyers. Money. Costume and toilet by : John Cordy Jeaffreson
Download or read book The great seal. On military affairs. Lawyers on horseback. Houses and householders. Loves of the lawyers. Money. Costume and toilet written by John Cordy Jeaffreson and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
