War Dogs: The True Story of How Three Stoners from Miami Beach Became the Most Unlikely Gunrunners in History

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On the other hand- this seems like a book that could easily be turned into a movie that i would watch. The book at this point seems to be heading towards one of those Alamo-type moments, with our brave band of heroes about to make a last stand against overwhelming odds. I guess it would be unfair for me to say more about the plot at this point, other than War Dogs leads to an ending that is really more complex than I expected and quite clever, which takes the book from being mere mil-SF to something more SF. It doesn’t quite hold together in its latter half, but it was a pleasant surprise to end up somewhere I didn’t think I was going to go. Readers need to be warned, though, that there is no happy ending that ties things up neatly, and I was left at the end expecting more resolution than I got. Sneider, Jeff (December 3, 2014). "Miles Teller Eyed to Join Jonah Hill in Todd Phillips' 'Arms and the Dudes' ". TheWrap . Retrieved December 4, 2014. Writing Style. Lots of narration. Breaking up an active plot to insert chapters of world-building that are only semi-relevant. A weird tone, and barely legible dialogue from the humans that live on Mars.

War Dogs is a futuristic sci-fi military novel. In the future, Earth has visitors are known as the Gurus. The Gurus gave Earth technological gifts and other bits of knowledge. This much is on the cover flap, so I can safely say that I am not spoiling anything. They came in peace and initially asked nothing in return. Eventually they did reveal that their actions were only partially altruistic. More of a reciprocal altruism in fact. They let it be know, to their small cabal, that they have been traveling around fighting their long time enemy which we have come to known as the antagonists. Antags for short. Earth was enlisted to help fight this ancient war as the Antags were making their way into the solar system. This was technically optional, but if you want to get new shiny toys from the Gurus, you became signatory. Her newest title, The March Against Fear (National Geographic: 2017), is her third work to examine the civil rights movement in the American South. In the case of these and other books, Bausum strives to bring the nation’s social justice history to life in ways that empower and inspire readers young and old alike. Her previous title, Stonewall (Viking: 2015), is among the first nonfiction books to introduce teens to gay rights history. Previous works have explored voting rights, immigration, and free speech, among other topics.Singer, Matt (August 16, 2016). " 'War Dogs' Review: Todd Phillips' Best Movie Since 'The Hangover' ". ScreenCrush . Retrieved August 18, 2016. Im not sure what to make of this book, or really what it is supposed to be. A weird mishmash, "War Dogs" follows a space marine through a crash landing on Mars, stumbling from one life-or-death situation to another before changing to some kind of thought experiment.

This is, in my opinion of course, military only in the strict sense of that word. It is about a group of marines that end up "lost" during a combat drop. Only a few have survived to reach the surface of Mars and now they have to survive there.

Shut up!” Diveroli would shout, the coldblooded arms dealer giving way to the pissed-off teenager. “You don’t know what you’re talking about! I made millions last year!” a b Evry, Max (April 30, 2015). "Arms & the Dudes: First Photos of Jonah Hill and Miles Teller on the Set". comingsoon.net . Retrieved May 10, 2015. Approximately 30 years before the beginning of the novel, a small group of alien refugees (later termed the " Gurus") landed on Earth and soon made themselves indispensable with their contributions to human technology and scientific understanding. In exchange, they "requested" Earth's help in repelling the hostile invaders (termed the "antagonists" or simply "Antags" or "Ants") who had chased the Gurus from their own star system, and were already establishing a beachhead on Mars. The narrator of the novel is Master Sergeant Michael Venn of the multi-national force of "Skyrines" (spaceborne Marines) sent to Mars. Anyway. I'm not sure I liked how we've been told so much instead of shown. It was also a bit rushed and "by the way". Then again, that could have been done on purpose to emphasize how people regard this as normal and not suspicious at all.