TY - BOOK AU - WING Ian TI - Private military companies and military operations SN - 97806421297297 (pbk) PY - 2010/// CY - Duntroon ACT PB - Land Warfare Studies Centre KW - PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES KW - AUSTRALIA N2 - Provides a short history of mercenary forces, then looks at contemporary use of private military companies (PMCs) including legal aspects and command, control and integration, and concludes with some recommendations for Australia in use of PMCs. Bibliography some entries with annotations ER -