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	Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare 3.90 avg rating — 510 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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John Lechner and 1 other person liked Trey Ryan's review of Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare: "I learned so much about how things actually work on a global scale with the world’s military complex through the lens of arguably the most impactful and interesting mercenaries, the Wagner Group. If you have any interest in this subject, please rea" Read more of this review »
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John Lechner and 18 other people liked Brett C's review of Beginner's Chechen with Online Audio: "The only Chechen language resources I own are Chechen-English English-Chechen Dictionary and Phrasebook by Nicholas Awde and Muhammad Galaev and a collection of online resources I've gathered over the years. Having said that...this book is absolutely" Read more of this review »
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