Confessions of a Mercenary and Million-Dollar Arms Dealer

Meet Dave Tompkins, a former London safe-cracker who escalated his criminal career to become a notorious mercenary and international arms broker. In this exclusive interview, Dave reveals the brutal realities of fighting in the 1976 Angolan Civil War, recovering Soviet AK74 rifles for US...

91 min - War & Military - Wonder

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