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PMC references published during the Global War on Terror (withannotations for selected references)50Alexandra, A, Baker, D and Caparini, M (eds.), Private Military and Security Companies: Ethics,policies and civil-military relations, Routledge, London, 2008.This book presents seventeen academic papers dealing with PMC issues which adoptgenerally polarised viewpoints both for and against the PMC industry.Armstrong, S, War PLC: The Rise of the New Corporate Mercenary, Faber and Faber, London,2008.This book traces the development of PMC from their mercenary origins, including theirclose connections with political and business elites in the US and UK. It then describes thelifestyles of typical PMC operators in Iraq and Afghanistan. The book includes accounts ofallegations of dubious contractual performance by some PMC employers. It forecasts thatPMC will continue to perform key security roles.British Association of Private Security Companies (BAPSC) website accessed 5 January 2010.Chesterman, S and Lehnardt, C, From Mercenaries to Market: The Rise and Regulation ofPrivate Military Companies, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007.This book contains fourteen conference papers by a range of academics and securityindustry practitioners. The papers consider the options for regulation of PMC; cite casestudies of PMC operations; discuss international and national legal issues; contacts; and themarket forces that drive the PMC industry.Coalition Provisional Authority, Order Number 17, Status of the Coalition Provisional Authority,MNF-Iraq, Certain Missions and Personnel in Iraq, 27 June 2004.Department of Defence, Defending Australia in the Asia-Pacific Century: Force 2030, accessed 5January 2010.Everett, D, Shadow Warrior: From the SAS to Australia’s Most Wanted, Penguin Books,Camberwell, 2008.An autobiography of life in the Australian Army, including the SAS, and afterwards as a fighter(apparently unpaid) with Karen National Liberation Army in Burma. The book concludeswith the author’s account of his criminal activities following his return to Australia. This