Books by Tim Spicer
An Unorthodox Soldier
by Tim Spicer
Tim Spicer is the closest thing to the father of the private security industry you are going to hear from. He is most famous for the Sandline Affair, which was about his private security company, Sandline International, selling weapons to the legitimate but ousted government of Sierra Leone. The British navy had been refuelling Spicer’s helicopter and helping him out. There was a scandal about that because there was supposed to be a UN embargo on any sales of weapons to the country.
Interviews where books by Tim Spicer were recommended
The best books on Private Armies, recommended by Stephen Armstrong
Many soldiers serving in private armies are not bloodthirsty mercenaries, but just trying to get by using the skills they have, argues journalist Stephen Armstrong, author of War Plc. He recommends books on private armies.
