"Fascinating! A thorough and integrated look at the global impact of mercenaries over 3,000 years." -Greg Hickey, author of "Our Dried Voices"

Mercenary. Soldier of fortune. Private military contractor. Since the dawn of warfare, mercenaries impacted world history with the fall of Rome, the spread of the Transatlantic slave trade, the War on Terror, and much more. In War Coin, military journalist Curtis H. Stratton takes the unexplored look at history's bloodiest profession, from their first appearance in Ancient Egypt to the Trump Administration. Along the way and through blood and coin, empires rise, dynasties fall, and the ultimate question grows: where will we see them next?