A History of Modern Mercenary Warfare

Explores the development of modern mercenary forces from the British operation in Yemen in late 1960’s to today’s War in Ukraine. Since before the time of Alexander the Great trained soldiers have sold their expertise on battlefield around the World, fighting and dying in other people’s wars for money, glory or the lust for violence and combat. In this book Harry McCallion explores the development of modern mercenary forces from the British SAS led deniable operation in Yemen in late 1960’s, dur