Victory for hire
Subtitle: private security companies' impact on military effectiveness
By: Molly Dunigan
Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780804774581; 9780804774598
Subjects: Private military companies; Private security services; Military policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Democratic states, their militaries, and security privatization : theoretical considerations; title: Brothers in arms? : PSCs deployed alongside the national military; title: Trading places : private firms hired in place of national militaries; title: Historical insights : mercenary and auxiliary forces integrated into national militaries; title: Concluding lessons and recommendations.