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The title, Dogs of War, refers to a phrase spoken by Mark Antony in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, "Cry 'Havoc!' , and let slip the dogs of war." [2] Tchaikovsky acknowledges that Dogs of War came directly from his reading of H.G. Wells’ novel, The Island of Dr Moreau.
The African dormice (genus Graphiurus) are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They primarily eat invertebrates, with other components of their diet including small vertebrates, [2] fruit, nuts and eggs. [3]
Like most of Forsyth's work, the novel is more about the protagonists' occupational tradecraft than their characters. The source of the title, The Dogs of War, is Act III, scene 1, line 270 of Julius Caesar (1599), by William Shakespeare: Cry, 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war. The mercenary protagonists are ruthless, violent anti-heroes ...
Dormice are small rodents, with body lengths between 6 and 19 cm (2.4 and 7.5 in), and weight between 15 and 180 g (0.53 and 6.35 oz). [6] They are generally mouse-like in appearance, but with furred tails. They are largely arboreal, agile, and well adapted to climbing. Most species are nocturnal.
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Dryomys is a genus of dormouse. [1] Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse . Species
It is limited to well-referenced examples of canines. These lists are for all canines except dogs, including coyotes, jackals, foxes, and wolves. Hyenas are not canines. [verification needed] Fantasy beasts like Werewolves are excluded. Dogs can be found in List of fictional dogs. Wolves can be found in List of fictional wolves.
The Dogs of War is a 1980 action-thriller war film directed by John Irvin and starring Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger and Colin Blakely.Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, it follows small mercenary unit of soldiers is privately hired to depose the president of a fictional African country modeled on Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea and Angola (as ...