What is "soldier of fortune"

n. 1 A non-commissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire him; a mercenary. 2 (context figuratively English) ''Hence'', a person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.

n. a person hired to fight for another country than their own [syn: mercenary]

Soldier of Fortune is a first-person shooter video game created by Raven Software and published by Activision on February 29, 2000 for Microsoft Windows. It was later released for the PlayStation 2 as well as the Dreamcast, while Loki Software also made a port for Linux. Two sequels were later made to the game as well.

Soldier of Fortune (SOF), The Journal of Professional Adventurers, is a periodical monthly mercenary magazine devoted to worldwide reporting of wars, including conventional warfare, low-intensity warfare, counter insurgency, and counter-terrorism. SOF magazine is published by the Omega Group Ltd., in Boulder, Colorado.

Soldier of Fortune is another term for an adventurer or mercenary. It may also refer to:

Soldier of Fortune is a 1955 adventure film about the rescue of an American prisoner in the People's Republic of China in the 1950s. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk, starred Clark Gable and Susan Hayward, and was written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1954 novel.

Soldier of Fortune is Japanese heavy metal band Loudness' eighth studio album, and their first with American vocalist Mike Vescera. It's the third Loudness album produced by Max Norman after Thunder in the East in 1985 and Lightning Strikes in 1986. The album is co-produced by Fates Warning's producer Roger Probert. Despite the good critical reception and the strong support given by the label, the album failed to chart in the USA.

Soldier of Fortune is a TVB television series, premiered on 27 September 1982. Theme song "Heart Debt" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Anita Mui.

Soldier of Fortune (foaled February 20, 2004 in Ireland) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2007 Group One Irish Derby Stakes as well as important races in France, and who in 2008 won the Group One Coronation Cup.

Soldier of Fortune was sired by Galileo who also sired New Approach, Epsom Derby winner in 2008, Lush Lashes, Coronation Stakes winner in 2008, and Red Rocks, Breeders' Cup Turf winner in 2006.

In 2007, Soldier of Fortune won the Irish Derby, beating Epsom Derby winner Authorized. He later ran in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, finishing fifth behind stablemate Dylan Thomas. In 2008, he won the Coronation Cup beating Macarthur and Get Away. He finished third in a dead heat with Its Gino in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and in his last race of the year, Soldier of Fortune ran fourth to winner Conduit in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park in California. 1

Soldier of Fortune is a 1997 compilation by Eric Burdon. While it features hits such as Power Company and House of the Rising Sun, it also features a few previously unreleased songs.

When this compilation released, the original version of "Wicked Man" was retitled "I'm a Wicked Man" while the later released "slow" version had the name of the original. This compilation features the slow version.

This was also the first official album that featured the song "Ghetto Child", both studio and live version.

Soldier of Fortune is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film tells of the challenge of Barletta in a comic and grotesque style.

Soldier of Fortune, often referred to as SoF, is a series of first-person shooter video games.

"Soldier of Fortune" is a blues rock ballad written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer. , "Soldier of Fortune" has been included in many rock ballad compilation albums. Though Deep Purple has never released the song as a single and it has never placed on the record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years, and cover versions have been released by Whitesnake, Opeth, Black Majesty.

The Opeth cover was included as a bonus track in the "Special Edition" release of Ghost Reveries (2006) and was subsequently released as a single in March 2007, which is available from iTunes. Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover while adding Mikael Åkerfeldt's "unexpectedly soulful vocals."