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Dogs of War: A Spy Thriller Paperback – October 2, 2012

by Frederick Forsyth (Author)
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Frederick Forsyth delivers an international thriller that takes readers into the darkest hearts of men and nations…
 
In a remote corner of the impoverished African republic of Zangaro lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day, the mountain itself seems to glow with a strange light. Only the ruthless and untouchable tycoon Sir James Manson knows why: the mountain contains billions of dollars worth of the world’s most valuable mineral—platinum. And he wants it all.

To do so, he must first remove the unfriendly government currently in power and replace it with a puppet regime. Towards this end, Manson hires the deadly Cat Shannon and his team of mercenaries to do the dirty work. But he didn’t realize how bloody things were going to get. And when he betrays the mercenaries to a brutal fate, he doesn’t realize how far Shannon is willing to go for revenge…
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    5.5 x 1.1 x 8.2 inches
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“Forsyth is truly the world’s reigning master of suspense”—Los Angeles Times

“When it comes to espionage, international intrigue, and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a master.” —The Washington Post Book
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“A super thriller…as instantly enthralling as The Day of the Jackal.”—Publishers Weekly

“A novel of pure escape—which could satisfy even the most jaded reader.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Not only exciting but truly surprising.”—The Atlantic

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Frederick Forsyth is the author of fifteen novels and short story collections. A former Air Force pilot, and print and television reporter for the BBC, he has had four movies and two television miniseries made from his works.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons (October 2, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451239407
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451239402
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.2 inches
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Frederick Forsyth is the author of a number of bestselling novels including The Day of the Jackel, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative and The Fourth Protocol. He lives in Hertfordshire, England. www.frederickforsyth.co.uk

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Trailrunner
5.0 out of 5 stars First read this book in 1977…
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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As good as it always was. Some things of course are dated, we now have personal computers, the internet and cell phones, would have made a lot of the communication in the set up phase so much easier, and the amounts of money involved would be 10x what they are here due to inflation. A true weapons expert will note some small errors, MP40’s (Schmiesser’s LOL, but the Brits always called them that) don’t have safety catches as such and running around with the finger already on the trigger is a cardinal sin these days , but the very good movie version of 1980 had such as well, Tom Beringer’s character tried to buy ammo as “9mm quad” whatever the F that is….but other parts are accurate to this day, the use of End User Certificates for example. An awesome story, as is everything Forsyth wrote. Highly recommended.
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Steve Lacey
4.0 out of 5 stars The Dogs of War
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
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Surely The Day of the Jackal is more heart pounding. This book was a good read, but the balance of planning and action tilted too much to planning. The planning was well-written and maybe I should feel differently. It was good, not great.
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William
5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps a bit predictable but no the less interesting well written with some interesting twists and turns worth the read for sure!
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
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I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in spy stories and or International interest in World Affairs and those who run places that most people have never heard of or care about- the author has done his homework on the subject matter and although some may find parts of the details too enlonggated I personally found many to be new and creative and although I for one was able to predict the out come being in the same vain as similar stories it was still interesting and action packed that made it hard to put down and as I said as a part of a collection of like minded novels it’s well worth the read and I enjoyed it on many leaves and plan to move on to another one of the authors books immediately with the hopes and expectations that it too will be informative and enjoyable and add additional knowledge of a subject matter that I hold of deep interest and concern about, I personally wish to thank the author and all the many others it takes to write a book and I look forward too your next one! Bill Owens
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Chase
3.0 out of 5 stars The Dogs of Bore?
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
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I really want to love this book, but I find it hard to. I suppose I like it, but that's all. Here's why:

I absolutely love the whole 1960s/70s African merc era. Every piece of information I can get about it, I devour. I have plenty of non-fiction books about Rhodesia, South Africa, the Congo, and so on. I love The Wild Geese, I've seen Africa Addio. A friend lent me a copy of his DVD of the Dogs of War and I eagerly watched it and had a good time.

Anyways, while that movie isn't an all time classic, this book isn't any better. (Spoilers incoming!)

It starts off great (the mercenaries are escaping doom after losing a war) but then quickly gets bogged down with a description of a man surveying a mountain in Africa. It stays there. Unfortunately, the book never quite picks up until the last few pages. There are a few bits of excitement in between, but it was mostly slogging through details that, while interesting, don't really make for page turners.

About 80% of the novel is spent going from London to Paris to Belgium then to Germany then to Switzerland and back to London. Characters call characters and then hang up to call other characters. End User Agreements. Forgeries. Deposits. Withdrawals. Travelers checks, Swiss bank accounts. See how that's exhausting? The novel is basically all logistics. I felt as tired as Shannon did!

It's certainly interesting. I had no idea what a shell company was, and now I know how to smuggle champagne in between Belgium and France. But it's not very fun.

The final attack takes up the last 30 or so pages of a book that is 436 pages. It's not justified either... the attack wasn't jaw dropping or incredible. It was a little anticlimactic. One merc just gets unlucky and catches a bullet, while another falls victim to friendly fire. I liked when Shannon came out in support of a different ruler to Endean's face, but everything else felt a little weak about the ending and the "where are they now epilogue."

It's fascinating to learn about all the details of the mercenary world. Forsyth did a lot of research for this, and was in the middle of some African civil wars. He may or may not have even been involved with an actual coup!

Ultimately, it would have been better if something went wrong for the gang on the way, or if there was more depictions of combat (maybe flashbacks in the form of the mercs telling stories at the bar) or if the actual attack was longer. It's okay, not great. While I personally enjoyed the descriptions of smuggling (to a point) it definitely gets tedious. I probably wouldn't recommend it to friends, because I know they don't have the attention spans needed for the book.
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Dougal
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding. Walken rocks Shannon and casts a long shadow over the book
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017
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I’ve seen the movie quite a few times, but had never read the book upon which it’s based. It’s excellent. And it holds up after all these years remarkably well. Certainly, the passage of time has changed some things; for example, all bank transfers are done old school with paper letters & telegrams, rather than electronically.

Fascinating, too. The movie – in essence – follows the book fairly faithfully. There are deviations, of course (Hey, it’s Hollywood!) and the fascination lies in those deviations…

The script writers/director certainly made various changes. In view of ‘no spoilers’ I won’t go into them, but it’s certainly interesting trying to discern what may have led them to making the changes. Some for marketing reasons, some for the usual ‘dramatic effect,’ definitely some for streamlining, some so as to adhere to the film maxim of ‘Show, not tell’ and some for, well, you decide. One wee instance I found interesting; they changed the machine pistols from German Schmeisers to Israeli Uzis. Unless you’re a gun fan, you might think “So What?” but this minor detail seems to me to perhaps be a choice leaning toward PC expediency, especially considering the period of the book being not all that long after WW II.

If you’ve seen the movie, but not read the book, you are in for a treat. Oh… yes… Shannon was always meant to be Christopher Walken. He was perfect.
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Irene Allen
4.0 out of 5 stars A mans book
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2016
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This Book was recommended by a friend. It has a lot to do with mercenaries guns ammunition and over taking a corrupt south African leader. I would definitely recommend this to a man who might understand all the different kinds of incendiary devices I found it intriguing it moves along very well it involves A wealthy man who finds out about a mountain that has the potential of mining for a very lucrative substance that could bring millions of dollars it was well written and fast-paced the end result was interesting
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José Carrasco Muñoz
4.0 out of 5 stars Me encanta.
Reviewed in Spain on April 8, 2020
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Buena obra y descripciones.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 傑作であり古典
Reviewed in Japan on October 5, 2021
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1974年発表のフォーサイスの手による『ジャッカルの日』的なスパイ物／国際的陰謀物の古典と思い購入しましたが、良い意味で裏切られました。

チタニウムの埋蔵が確認されたアフリカでぼろ儲けする為に、クーデターを図る英国企業と傭兵達のお話。
銃弾が飛び交う前の、利権を確保しようとする企業と雇われた戦闘のプロによる企画準備の過程が圧倒的に綿密でその迫力は黒澤監督の『七人の侍』を彷彿させると同時にクライマックスへの期待を自ずと高めます。

最後のオチだけは、私は要らなかったのではと考えます。
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2016
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Lettore appassionato
3.0 out of 5 stars Ancora un bel romanzo, nonostante gli anni
Reviewed in Italy on December 16, 2015
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Il libro racconta un mondo che oramai non esiste più in cui ancora c'era l'URSS e c'erano la Jugoslavia di Tito, la Spagna franchista e la DDR, e ogni Paese europeo aveva la sua moneta nazionale. Può dunque riuscire difficile da comprendere per un lettore che non ha conosciuto quell'epoca. A dispetto di questo, però, la costruzione narrativa è impeccabile e ricchissima di dettagli sul mondo equivoco dei mercenari, dei contrabbandieri di armi e soprattutto degli affaristi pronti a tutto, anche ad organizzare un colpo di stato in un remoto (e immaginario) Paese africano pur di aumentare le proprie ricchezze.
Qualche punto di debolezza si può ravvisarlo nell'eccessiva abilità del protagonista, un mercenario che si rivela, oltre che esperto di armi e di strategia militare, anche acuto analista della psiche umana, competente di finanza, organizzatore e, perché no, bravo amante di un'insaziabile ventenne. Forsyth, inoltre, possiede tutte le caratteristiche del narratore onnipotente: sviluppa la storia e il carattere dei personaggi con abilità e perizia indiscutibili, ma tutto è forse troppo su misura e calibrato in modo maniacale per consentire al romanzo di svilupparsi nella direzione voluta: i personaggi sono unidimensionali - solo cattivi, o buoni, o stupidi, o violenti, o arroganti - e questo li priva un poco di credibilità.
Ciò non toglie che la storia sia comunque avvincente e intrigante e che sia impossibile, una volta cominciato, staccare gli occhi dal libro finché non se ne è completata la lettura.
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Eugen R. Wohlgemuth
5.0 out of 5 stars Dogs of war
Reviewed in Germany on April 23, 2013
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After the first Frederick Forsyth it is difficult to stay away from his other books. Excellent story, fast pace and difficult to put down before the last line
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