Sentences with phrase «of mercenaries during»

The Modern Mercenary by Sean McFate looks at the historical role of mercenaries during the feudal era and how they directly contributed to the formation of national armies.

Not exact matches

Sacred statues were adorned with golden ornaments that could be melted down in times of need to pay mercenaries (or perhaps pay ransom or tribute; see Oppenheim 1949), much as were the Winged Victory statues of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.

This was even as the Governor warned the opposition party against importing into the state hoodlums and mercenaries for the purpose of unleashing mayhem during the coming Osun West Senatorial by - election.

Director Daniel Barber's second film — after «OAP on the rampage» thriller Harry Brown — is a home - invasion tale, only it's set during the American Civil War when a trio of women on a farm in the Deep South are forced to fend off a pair of mercenary Union soldiers.

A fighter pilot on a mission to reunite with her daughter.A cyborg soldier on a quest to regain his humanity.Mortal enemies during the war, they must now work together to salvage a seventy - year - old freighter and navigate the gauntlet of pirates, scavengers, mercenaries, and other pitfalls that stand in their way after the fall of the largest empire mankind has ever known.

A mercenary indulgence in sales of soft pornography is tantamount to super-sizing French fry orders during the obesity epidemic.

So when you meet Ivan the first time in the game, he's just a regular colonel and somehow during this game and the story that progresses he will jump over to your side — turn mercenary, become one of the really iconic game mercenaries and yeah, suddenly you know why.»

You can't change a mercenary's equipment, meaning everybody except late game mercs will become outpaced eventually, but making careful use of them proves to be invaluable during your trek across Lennus.

Players assume the role of a mercenary commander who leads a group of four vehicles; during the adventure, they may choose which of the noble houses (House Steiner, House Marik, House Davion, House Kurita, House Liao) to serve via specific contracts.

During its conference Sony revealed a raft of Vita games that are spin - offs of big franchises, including Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified and Killzone: Mercenary, and Yoshida hopes these games will boost sales of the handheld.

Hinting at the game's mercenary life narrative, the trailer opens on a variety of the characters that players will have access to, and gives players a brief glance at each of the nations whose flag they may fight under during their time with this strategy title.

The game takes place during an epic final struggle against Mental's invading forces and lets you lay waste to an army of beasts and mercenaries from a whole new perspective.

Serving as a prequel to the original indie and Game of the Year sensation, Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE takes place during the Earth's final struggle against Mental's invading legions of beasts and mercenaries.

Law firms should perhaps remember that the original purpose of «war chests» was to hire mercenaries; rootless, often amoral combatants who would fight until the war was over and then disappear, with a serious risk their fragile loyalty would desert at an inconvenient moment during the fighting.

They originate from the uniforms of Croatian mercenaries during the Prussian War of the 17th Century and likely were the precursor to the traditional long tie so many of us wear on a daily basis.

Keeping mercenaries out of the real estate schools will go a long way toward developing pre-existing altruistic new registrants who will recognize mercenary Managing Brokers for what they are (during pre-hiring interviews) and who will therefore want to avoid working with them.

The ARR Board of Directors, President and CREA member think that they»... killed the resolution on the spot» during the recent AGM meeting by twisting the intent of the vote to their mercenary liking... typical of «We know what is best for you all» entitlement - centric bureaucrats» attitudes / behaviours.