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I won't deny, Forsyth's The Dogs Of War is influencing my thinking on my own book. I liked the movie, too, even though Christopher Walken was a horrible casting choice as Shannon, and it didn't really follow the book too well.

The other influences I'll freely acknowledge are the movies The Wild Geese and Dark Of The Sun, as well as Richard Hooker's original M*A*S*H* novel. I'm also a big fan of Carl Hiassen's novels, and I can say that his sense of humor is something I hope to come close to.

[jim macomber]

I read "The Dogs of War" and loved it but, it's funny, I never saw the movie. Based on my recollection of the book and the character, though, I would agree that Christopher Walken is strange casting. But then Christopher Walken would be strange casting for Christopher Walken.

Jim