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First edition (publ. Crown Books) The Profession is a 2011 thriller novel by Steven Pressfield. Set in 2032, the novel depicts a highly militarized future where there is severe conflict in the Middle East. A reviewer in the Los Angeles Times favorably compared the novel to Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II's 1964 novel Seven Days in May. [1]
It was published in London in 1598, with two dedicatory addresses, the one to the Earl of Pembroke and the other to his son William, Lord Herbert of Cardiff, for whose instruction the book was professedly prepared. A prefatory poem is signed "William Sa——".Barret deals largely with military tactics, and many interesting diagrams may be ...
The Profession (2011), ISBN 9780385528733. Pressfield's first book set in the future, where military force is for hire everywhere. Oil companies, multinational corporations and banks employ powerful, cutting-edge mercenary armies to control global chaos and protect their riches. 36 Righteous Men (2020), ISBN 0393358402, a futuristic noir thriller.
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The novel, considered a classic of military literature and a guide to honorable conduct in the profession of arms, has been compared favorably to Leo Tolstoy's magnum opus War and Peace. Eight years after publication, Once an Eagle was made into a television mini-series starring Sam Elliott. Glenn Ford played a supporting character.
In autumn of 1526, Emperor Charles V sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de' Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter.
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The Profession of Arms; Directed by: Michael Bryans Tina Viljoen: Written by: Gwynne Dyer: Produced by: Bill Brind Michael Bryans Barrie Howells John Kramer Tina Viljoen: Narrated by: Gwynne Dyer: Edited by: Tina Viljoen: Distributed by: National Film Board of Canada