Guns For Hire: The Inside Story of Freelance Soldiering

by Tony Geraghty

The vast expansion of commercial and politicised warfare - in the wake of the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq - is examined in this enthralling, highly controversial book. The freelance soldier, whether fighting for money or an adopted case, has always been a fascinating but little understood phenomenon. Never more so than now. For some, the mercenary is heroic; for those who do not know the euphoria of surviving a battle, he is a bloodthirsty killer. Tony Geraghty's book reveals the truth about their lives.

Genres: Military Fiction

392 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Tony Geraghty is a British-Irish writer and journalist. He served in the Parachute Regiment, and was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his work as a military liaison officer with U.S. forces during the Gulf War (1991). He has been a journalist for The Boston Globe and was the Sunday Times Defence Correspondent in the 1970s.

Reviews

[Isabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heavy going but lots of information. I just found it very sad how many people die in these conflicts and so found it quite tough going. There was a fair bit of jumping around on dates and places and so at times I glazed over and got a little lost.