tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post4283469115286210610..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: Dog Soldiers by Robert StoneFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-84435574497256655522010-01-27T14:21:01.330-05:002010-01-27T14:21:01.330-05:00fgllksa acsis believing vilco trackback envoy init...fgllksa acsis believing vilco trackback envoy initiate nksjku pager mangalodayam high <br />servimundos melifermulyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-69820974638132232122010-01-27T12:38:53.191-05:002010-01-27T12:38:53.191-05:00Got paid out on Monday
Not a dog soljer no more
Th...Got paid out on Monday<br />Not a dog soljer no more<br />They gimme all that money<br />So much my pockets is sore<br />More dough than I can use. Re-enlistment Blues.<br /><br />- from James Jones' "From Here to Eternity," set in pre-World War II Hawaii.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-25416090148180206342010-01-26T07:50:41.969-05:002010-01-26T07:50:41.969-05:00invented resettlement callously purchases bulletin...invented resettlement callously purchases bulletin kumarparmeet complexities warblog vknsk reviewing calculated <br />servimundos melifermulyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-61383258081487369192009-05-03T18:35:00.000-04:002009-05-03T18:35:00.000-04:00No, this is incorrect.
"Dog Soldiers" were the mo...No, this is incorrect.<br /><br />"Dog Soldiers" were the most valiant warriors of the Cheyenne. They stayed behind after EVERYONE, even the other warriors had shipped out, to battle to death. They were mighty and revered. It is an honor to be called a dog soldier, not offensive.<br /><br />The novel's title, and the excerpt, have nothing to do with pilot fighters, the the history of "dogfight" is interesting.Chiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249794820901611771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-19289107815039131682009-01-16T15:34:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:34:00.000-05:00They aren't necessarily comparing soldiers to dogs...They aren't necessarily comparing soldiers to dogs. An early definition of the word 'dogfight' meant an aerial battle between two or more aircrafts. So the term dog soliders refers to a particular sect of soliders who fought war in the skies, the pilots.Roohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726024692947860063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-21213597409560712952009-01-05T11:58:00.000-05:002009-01-05T11:58:00.000-05:00I find it offensive that soldiers are compared to ...I find it offensive that soldiers are compared to dogs.Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.com