num_pages: 240
description: A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party".
language: English
title: The Whores of War: Mercenaries Today
titlecomplete: The Whores of War: Mercenaries Today (A Pelican special)
genres: War
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Penguin Books