Product Details

• Studio: The History Channel
• ASIN: B00120YBQQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,189 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

They have walked countless battlefields throughout history. They faced Rome's vaunted legions, and sometimes battled alongside Caesar's troops. They played a key role in the American Revolution. And they famously fought in the many struggles that peppered Africa's bloody emergence from colonial rule. They are SOLDIERS FOR HIRE. This feature-length special probes the strange world of the mercenary from ancient times until today. Discover the role they played in many of history's greatest battles, and examine the controversy over the exploding use of private ""security forces"" in Iraq. With private companies billing upwards of $100 billion a year to provide armed agents to corporate and government clients, this is the golden age of the hired gun.