Merchant of Death
Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible

"بالنسبة لتاجر سلاح، لا يوجد شيء أفضل من جنود ساخطين و مخازن مليئة بالأسلحة". وإذا استفدنا من الرياضيات الوجودية، فإن العلاقة راسخة رسوخاً عظيماً بين الحرب وانتعاش التجارة غير المشروعة للسلاح والمخدرات. هناك أكثر من 550 مليون سلاح في أنحاء العالم، هذا يعني سلاح واحد لكل 12 شخصًا، السؤال الوحيد هو......more

"Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible" is a book written by Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun that sheds light on the life of one of the most notorious arms dealers of our time, Viktor Bout. The authors delve into the world of arms trafficking and the shadowy figu......more

It has an interesting premise: the story of an infamous weapons trafficker, but the execution is really lacking. The story is very boring, and the book never mentions that Viktor Bout is a weapons dealer, just a transporter. It has very little to do with the movie Lord of War, this book is rather dul......more

Merchant of Death was amazing for how seemingly easy it is for a smart arms merchant with skill and experience to succeed because of the lack of national and international coordination and will to bring the thug to justice. Countless deaths, including American lives and those of children, were f......more

Very interesting topic but without much structure. What strikes me at times is the repetitiveness. Whole paragraphs or sentences seem to appear twice. A good read, though, if you are interested in the topic and not too much after literary skills.......more