"Extraordinary."-CHRIS MILLER, author of Chip War"Incredible."****-ANNIE JACOBSEN, author of Nuclear War, via XFrom John Lechner, "an amazingly bold reporter" (Adam Hochschild), the shocking inside story of how the Wagner Group made private military companies inextricable from Russia's anti-Western foreign strategy.In 2014, a well-trained, mysterious band of mercenaries arrived in Ukraine, part of ...

Bloomsbury presents Death Is Our Business by John Lechner, read by Christopher Ragland."Extraordinary. . . Essential reading for understanding Russia and modern warfare."—CHRIS MILLER, New York Times bestselling author of Chip War and Putinomics“John Lechner is an amazingly bold reporter who has been to the key places where the Wagner Group fought, interviewing members, veterans, and victims to deliver a shrewd, g...

The first Chechen language course available in English!Chechen is spoken by over 1.4 million people worldwide, mostly in the Chechen Republic. It is also spoken in the Chechen diaspora in Russia, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Middle East, notably in Jordan and Turkey. It is a Northeast Caucasian language that is written in the Cyrillic script.Ideal for those new to Chechen, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Chechen with ...

An introduction to the issues surrounding the complex and controversial realities of today's interconnected world, the revised sixth editionSince its initial publication*, The Globalization Reader* has been lauded for its comprehensive coverage of the issues surrounding globalization. Now in its sixth edition, the Reader has been thoroughly revised and updated and continues to review the most important global trends. Including readings by a variety of authors, the ...