As private armies increasingly blur the lines between state power and mercenary force, the prospect of billionaires and politicians commanding their own military forces is no longer just dystopian ...

McFate, Sean. The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order. Oxford University Press, 2017. “In Civilian Warriors, Prince pulls no punches and spares no details. He explains ...

The backstory to the clash, as explained on the guided tour, reveals how 19-year-old Thomas Talbot, aka Viscount Lisle, decided to challenge the older and, as was to prove, militarily wiser William ...