In passing, Orbach mentions that 20,000 veterans of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS joined the French Foreign Legion to fight the “war of the white race” in Algeria.

Bancroft counts among its executives a former French mercenary, linked to the transalpine extreme right, and Bon Dénard, the most famous of the French mercenaries. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides, 16/3/2024) ...

A photograph handed out by the French military purportedly showing Russian mercenaries in central Mali at Mopti airport in February last year. The New York Times geolocated this photo to the airport.

MORE emotional overtones were attached to the word “mercenaries” than to almost any other factor in the Katanga war. To the newly independent Afro-Asian nations (and to many U.S. liberals) who ...

This undated photograph handed out by French military shows Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group boarding a helicopter in northern Mali. [French Army via AP, File] On August 5, the government ...

The Russian military has reportedly targeted “French mercenaries” fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the Odessa region, according to Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolaev resistance ...

At some point the war in Ukraine will end, and when it does, the resulting influx of mercenaries will send shockwaves through Africa. As the current conflict grinds toward its grim one-year ...

Review Fugitives: A History of Nazi Mercenaries During the Cold War Reviewed by Lawrence D. Freedman November/December 2022 Published on November 1, 2022 ...

UK and French Elections, “New Cold War” Arms Tension, and a Sahel Junta “Confederation” On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

A majority became arms merchants and/or intelligence sources, mercenaries for anyone who would pay them. Most had no information of any use but successfully conned intelligence agencies, especially in ...

Nato members will send 90,000 troops to the alliance’s largest military exercise since the Cold War. Britain is deploying 20,000 soldiers to Operation Steadfast Defender 2024, which starts next ...

Mark Rutte’s demands for a huge increase in defence spending are a necessary evil, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley ...