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1. Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq

   Transforming Military Logistics

   By Christopher Kinsey

   Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq. When 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' was launched in March 2003, few, if any, of the Coalition's political leaders could have envisaged that within a few months the...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Corporate Soldiers and International Security

   The Rise of Private Military Companies

   By Christopher Kinsey

   Series: Contemporary Security Studies

   This book traces the history of private military companies, with a special focus on UK private forces. Christopher Kinsey examines the mercenary companies that filled the ranks of many European armies right up to the 1850s, the organizations that operated in Africa in the 1960s and early 1970s, the...

   Published August 30th 2007 by Routledge