War Dogs

by Keith Cory-Jones

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712676317
• ISBN13: 9780712676311
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Random House (UK)
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 5.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A must read book

This has got to be one of the best action and true life books I have ever read. The book grabs your attention since page one, and once you start you'll never stop reading. This book covers in great detail the missions of a group of british mercenaries through the war in the ex-Yugoslavia. The book takes you from recce operations behind enemy lines to a full scale attack on the Yugoslav Federal Army near Osijek. This book is a must for anyone trying to understand how and why mercenaries choose this type of work to make a living. Trust me, you'll never regret buying this book.

A sociological flora of hired men in combat.

The book takes you through an indepth account of the lives of these mercenaries. From sleeping in a rat-infested cellar, to surviving being captured by the enemy. The brutality of war in a devided nation can not be better expressed than in this book. The fact that the author collected the material for this book in combat with these men gives the reader a point of view rarely given by an author. The image of the heartless mercenary is shaken as their lives are forever altered in the events of this civil war. Boys seeking for adventure are teamed with hardened war veterans to form an explosive relationship of brutality and compassion.

The best all-action war story I have read for years

From page one the narrative never falters and with it the compulsion to keep the pages turning. Although harrowing, the story reveals how and why mercenaries think, operate and deal with events, often earning a pittance for the risks they are forced into taking.... Comparable with Michael Herr's 'Despatches' in my opinion.

Gripping and action packed....the truth can be distressing

This account of a team of merceneries lead by an ex British soldier is completely gripping. The action starts of page one and does not stop. Even in the highs and lows of war the author keeps your attention to a maximum. This is the type of book that can change your outlook on life. A Rambo like account with the true horrors of war left in. A truly graphic, explicit and horrific account of how vile humans can be towards one another. It is totally shocking that this can happen in Europe today. Read it....if you dare.