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Putin's sledgehammer : the Wagner Group and Russia's collapse into mercenary chaos /

"In July 2023 the Wagner Group assembled an armed convoy that included tanks and rocket launchers and set out on what seemed like a journey to take control of Moscow. The last person to attempt such a venture was Adolf Hitler. Wagner's power began from patronage, then grew from internation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rondeaux, Candace (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Wagner Group.
Prigozhin, Yevgeny, > 1961-2023 > Military leadership.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1952- > Military leadership.
Russia (Federation) > History, Military > 21st century.
Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-
Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.
Mercenary troops > Russia (Federation) > History > 21st century.
Private military companies > Russia (Federation) > History > 21st century.
Mercenaires > Russie > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Sociétés militaires privées > Russie > Histoire > 21e siècle.
HISTORY / Europe / Eastern.
Table of Contents:
  • Part one: Origins
  • Bandit City
  • The old customs house
  • New Island
  • Guns, gas, and oil
  • The last supper
  • The new look
  • Part two: Hidden in plain sight
  • Gerasimov's ghosts
  • Slavonic corps
  • Polite people
  • Down, out, and up in Donbas
  • The cleaners
  • Part three: Expansion
  • Song of the Sledgehammer
  • Clash at Conoco
  • Project Astrea
  • Africa or bust
  • Onward to Tripoli
  • Mix up in Minsk
  • Prelude to spring
  • Part four: Out of the shadows
  • Orchestral maneuvers
  • Gulag no, Gulag yes
  • A stab in the back
  • Icarus down
  • Succession.