**SPOILERS** Action and intrigue on four continents, North and South American Africa & Europe, with mercenary leader Jamie Shannon, Christopher Walken, getting together a group of fellow soldiers of fortune. The group of mercenaries are hired by the mysterious Mr. Endean, Hugh Millais,to overthrow an African dictator the insane maniac President Atta Kimba, Liarrio Bisi Pedro, of Zangaro.
Shannon having been paid $15,000.00 by Endean to cased out Zangaro's defenses earlier, posing as a photographer for a nature magazine back in the states, was saved by the skin of his teeth from ending up before a firing squad. Arrested beaten, to within an inch of his life, Shannon was then kicked out of the country as an undesirable alien. It was only after Shannon's unceremonious exit from that country that it was found out that he killed a member of the Pres. Kimba's palace guards that resulted in the execution of nine innocent Zangoriens in his place.
Back in New York City recovering from the beating he took Shannon is again contacted by Endean with another offer of big bucks, $100,000.00, to get a bunch of fellow mercenaries together and get the person that he want's to replace Pres. Kimba. The arrogant and very highly thought of, by only himself, "Man of the people" Col.Bobi, George W. Harris.
Shannon getting his friends mercenaries Drew Derek & Michel, Tom Barenger Paul Freeman & Jean Francois Stevenin,to map out an invasion plan of Pres. Kimba's palace, known as The Garrison, with a company of troops from the Zangorien army loyal to Col.Bobi. Shannon get's a bit ticked off at his boss Endean when he has Shannon's newsman friend North (Colin Blakely), whom he met when he undercover was in Zangaro, run down and killed by one of his henchmen David Schofield.
North was a pain in Shannon's butt following him around London, like a homeless mutt looking for someone to give him a place to stay, sniffing for a story about his secret mission in Zangaro. Sill he wasn't a threat at all to Shannon's operation and it was that killing of North that got the not too stable to begin with Shannon very angry. North's murder put ideas into Shannon's head, about screwing up Endean's plans, only if Endean tried to double-cross him which Shannon was sure he would do.
Getting Schofield alone in a public mens room Shannon and Drew tried to beat a confession out of him about why he killed his good friend North. Schofield kept his mouth shut about Endean's involvement even after a piece of broken glass, how sickening, was shoved into his mouth by a vindictive Shannon, in order to loosen his tongue, and painfully took his secret with him to the grave.
Getting on a freighter Shannon & Co. later meet up, off the coast of Zangaro, a boat-load of Col. Bobi loyalists. Shannon now with a well armed fighting force the group make their way onto shore, under the cover of night, to put an end via a Coup d'etat to Pres. Kimba's brutal regime.
Wall to wall combat fills the movie "Dogs of War" final fifteen minutes with Shannon and his men taking on the entire Zangorien military as they fight their way into Pres. Kimba's palace. Where he's found by Shannon he puts a bullet in his chest. Pres. Kimba was at the time trying to check out of the country with the national treasury. Drew who should have known better turned his back on a Zangorien woman who, being a Kimba loyalist, shot him in the back killing him.
With most of his men killed and wounded Shannon is mad as hell at both Endean and his paid off stooge Col. Bobi for failing to show up at the alloted time so that the carnage would end with Col. Bobi being installed the new president of Zangaro. Waiting for all the dust, and bullets, to clear the two cowards, Endean & Col. Bobi, waited for hours which resulted in unnecessary fighting that cost hundreds of lives!
Shannon now looking to get even with the two back-stabbers gets Dr. Okoye (Winston Ntshona) who was thrown in jail for daring to run for president against Pres.Kimba and makes him the new president of Zangaro over the smug and self-centered Col. Bobi. Endean and Col. Bobi reacting like spoiled brats over Shannon's actions has him then blow, with a burst of his 45mm, Col. Bobi away! This has the very talkative Endean, now for the first time in the movie, struck speechless with all the work and efforts that he did for his bosses to get their man Col. Bobi into power. Manson is now left empty handed and not in control of Zangaro's vast natural resources that he so long wanted to get his greedy hands on.
Shannon having been paid $15,000.00 by Endean to cased out Zangaro's defenses earlier, posing as a photographer for a nature magazine back in the states, was saved by the skin of his teeth from ending up before a firing squad. Arrested beaten, to within an inch of his life, Shannon was then kicked out of the country as an undesirable alien. It was only after Shannon's unceremonious exit from that country that it was found out that he killed a member of the Pres. Kimba's palace guards that resulted in the execution of nine innocent Zangoriens in his place.
Back in New York City recovering from the beating he took Shannon is again contacted by Endean with another offer of big bucks, $100,000.00, to get a bunch of fellow mercenaries together and get the person that he want's to replace Pres. Kimba. The arrogant and very highly thought of, by only himself, "Man of the people" Col.Bobi, George W. Harris.
Shannon getting his friends mercenaries Drew Derek & Michel, Tom Barenger Paul Freeman & Jean Francois Stevenin,to map out an invasion plan of Pres. Kimba's palace, known as The Garrison, with a company of troops from the Zangorien army loyal to Col.Bobi. Shannon get's a bit ticked off at his boss Endean when he has Shannon's newsman friend North (Colin Blakely), whom he met when he undercover was in Zangaro, run down and killed by one of his henchmen David Schofield.
North was a pain in Shannon's butt following him around London, like a homeless mutt looking for someone to give him a place to stay, sniffing for a story about his secret mission in Zangaro. Sill he wasn't a threat at all to Shannon's operation and it was that killing of North that got the not too stable to begin with Shannon very angry. North's murder put ideas into Shannon's head, about screwing up Endean's plans, only if Endean tried to double-cross him which Shannon was sure he would do.
Getting Schofield alone in a public mens room Shannon and Drew tried to beat a confession out of him about why he killed his good friend North. Schofield kept his mouth shut about Endean's involvement even after a piece of broken glass, how sickening, was shoved into his mouth by a vindictive Shannon, in order to loosen his tongue, and painfully took his secret with him to the grave.
Getting on a freighter Shannon & Co. later meet up, off the coast of Zangaro, a boat-load of Col. Bobi loyalists. Shannon now with a well armed fighting force the group make their way onto shore, under the cover of night, to put an end via a Coup d'etat to Pres. Kimba's brutal regime.
Wall to wall combat fills the movie "Dogs of War" final fifteen minutes with Shannon and his men taking on the entire Zangorien military as they fight their way into Pres. Kimba's palace. Where he's found by Shannon he puts a bullet in his chest. Pres. Kimba was at the time trying to check out of the country with the national treasury. Drew who should have known better turned his back on a Zangorien woman who, being a Kimba loyalist, shot him in the back killing him.
With most of his men killed and wounded Shannon is mad as hell at both Endean and his paid off stooge Col. Bobi for failing to show up at the alloted time so that the carnage would end with Col. Bobi being installed the new president of Zangaro. Waiting for all the dust, and bullets, to clear the two cowards, Endean & Col. Bobi, waited for hours which resulted in unnecessary fighting that cost hundreds of lives!
Shannon now looking to get even with the two back-stabbers gets Dr. Okoye (Winston Ntshona) who was thrown in jail for daring to run for president against Pres.Kimba and makes him the new president of Zangaro over the smug and self-centered Col. Bobi. Endean and Col. Bobi reacting like spoiled brats over Shannon's actions has him then blow, with a burst of his 45mm, Col. Bobi away! This has the very talkative Endean, now for the first time in the movie, struck speechless with all the work and efforts that he did for his bosses to get their man Col. Bobi into power. Manson is now left empty handed and not in control of Zangaro's vast natural resources that he so long wanted to get his greedy hands on.