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The Profession
''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''. ''Kirkus Reviews'' called the novel "A book that paints an all-too-plausible future in which America outsources its dirtiest jobs." Plot The novel follows the actions of a soldier-mercenary named Gentilhomme from Louisiana who follows the prolific, Caesar-like, General Salter, who himself commands a mercenary army after he has been disgraced and exiled from the U.S. 'Gent', for short, is ordered to Egypt to find his old comrade and friend 'El Masri' to aid on a mission into Tajikistan, where a new oil field has been discovered. At first their orders are to eliminate one warlord and put his son into power in Tajikistan, thus brokering a deal in which Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Profession
''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''. ''Kirkus Reviews'' called the novel "A book that paints an all-too-plausible future in which America outsources its dirtiest jobs." Plot The novel follows the actions of a soldier-mercenary named Gentilhomme from Louisiana who follows the prolific, Caesar-like, General Salter, who himself commands a mercenary army after he has been disgraced and exiled from the U.S. 'Gent', for short, is ordered to Egypt to find his old comrade and friend 'El Masri' to aid on a mission into Tajikistan, where a new oil field has been discovered. At first their orders are to eliminate one warlord and put his son into power in Tajikistan, thus brokering a deal in which Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |