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Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry

by P.W. Singer · 2003

Cornell Studies in Security Affairs series

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Provides a startling account of the expended role of the contract military services industry.

Subject
politicshistoryeconomics
Genre
war and military
Themes
politics
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 330 pages

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