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Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Standing armies werent available, so rulers had to look elsewhere for soldiers after they exhausted their supply of ablebodied citizens available to fight. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The story about a band of mercenaries sent on a dangerous mission during the congo crisis was adapted into a screenplay by ranald macdougall. In the groundbreaking new book, corporate warriors, brookings institution security analyst p. The mercenaries isnt your typical the asylum mockbuster.
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