The Dogs of War (novel)
NOVEL BY FREDERICK FORSYTH
The Dogs of War (Book); The Dogs of War (book); Republic of Zangaro; Zangaro
The Dogs of War (1974) is a war novel by British writer Frederick Forsyth, featuring a small group of European mercenary soldiers hired by a British industrialist to depose the government of the fictional African country of Zangaro. The story details a geologist's mineral discovery, and the preparations for the attack: soldier recruitment, training, reconnaissance, and the logistics of the coup d'état (buying weapons, transport, payment).