The Dogs of War

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The Dogs of War or Dogs of War may refer to:

In literature:

• In English, an archaic term for soldiers, ‘dogs of war’ is a phrase from line 270, scene 1, Act III of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar; Cry 'Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war. It is also possible Shakespeare was referring to the actual use of war dogs.
• Thomas Jefferson uses the term 'Dog of war' as a metaphorical embodiment of war itself in a letter to James Madison -- "We have already given...one effectual check to the Dog of war, by transferring the power of letting him loose from the executive to the Legislative body... ." (Sept. 6, 1789).
• The Dogs of War (novel), novel by Frederick Forsyth about twentieth century mercenaries in Africa.

In film:

• Dogs of War (film), a 1923 Our Gang short comedy film with a cameo appearance by Harold Lloyd.
• The Dogs of War (film), a 1981 film based upon the eponymous 1974 novel by Frederick Forsyth.
• A literary quotation in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; the Klingon commander, General Chang, an aficionado of Shakespeare, in attacking Kirk and Company, utters the call to battle: Cry, 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war — quoting line 270, scene 1, Act III of the play Julius Caesar) (1599).

In music:

• Dogs of War (album), album by the band Saxon
• "The Dogs of War" (Pink Floyd song), the third song from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason
• " Dogs of War" (song), the main title theme to the WWII first-person shooter "Medal of Honor: European Assault"
• The song "Dogs of War" on the 2006 Ghostface Killah album Fishscale, featuring Raekwon and Theodore Unit.
• "Dogs of War" is a track on the 1976 album "SAHB Stories" from The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
• "Dogs of War" is a track on the 1998 album "Snake Bite Love" from Motörhead

In television:

• The Dogs of War, episode in the finale arc of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• "The Dogs of War" (The West Wing), an episode of The West Wing
• "The Dogs of War", an episode in a television series about an anthropomorphic dog Wilfred

In video games:

• Dogs of War (1989 computer game), 1989 computer game
• Dogs of War (2000 computer game), 2000 computer game

In comics:

• Dogs of War (Comics), comic book series originally published by DEFIANT from April of 1994 until August of 1994

In other fields:

• Dogs of War (rugby), an 80/80 rugby team in Wellington, New Zealand
• Dogs of War (Warhammer), the collective name for mercenaries in the fictional Warhammer Fantasy world
• dogs of war refers to the term given to paid soldiers and mercenaries.

Dogs of War - Australian Paintball team from Sydney that competes in Australia's version of SPPL the ASPPL

[edit] See also

• War dog