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Who do you think the title refers to?

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In books, the title has a relationship to the story. So, when I started reading the book, I was looking for that connection. I has many assumptions and one of them is: when the Japanese was involved in the war, Jacko and Jaime was sent back to Australia to provide assistance. Then the Warramunga tribe will thus be embroiled in the war. However, as I read further, I found out that my assumption was wrong.

With the fact that Jacko is a half-Warramunga aboriginal and he is currently participating in the Syrian war and World War II, I realized he is the connection. And when Jaime was accepted as the brother of the Warramunga, I came to the conclusion that the title is referring to the wars that Jacko and Jaime have participated in.

How about you? Who do you think is the title referring to and when did you realize it?
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To be honest, the title reminded me of a warship. It's more like a "what" instead of a "who" for me. Warramunga is a name of navy ship used for war and that was my first impression of the title of the book. But after reading, I think I realized that it actually referred to Jacko and his skills as a half-Warramunga aboriginal and how such a native may have won the war due to his inborn qualities and sharing them with Jamie as well. This is further expanded too in the second book of the series entitled "The Skills of the Warramunga". So I believed the book, and the rest of the series is centered on the Warramunga tribe. :tiphat:
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I think the title relates to the content of the book. On merely reading the title and the cover page, one can actually predict what the book is all about.
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I think the title refers to the character Corporal Jack, a half-Aboriginal member of the Waramunga tribe.
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I agree that it refers to Jacko. I guessed this pretty immediately after Jacko's heritage was introduced.
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I think it's Jacko owing to the fact that he has the Waramunga blood.
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When I first read the title I thought that it referred to a person, but I was unsure who. It was cool to find out that Jacko was half-aboriginal and his skills are what helped him in war. When I heard that this was a series, it made sense that the author would continue on about this particular tribe. I know a little about the history of Australia and their aboriginal population, but having a book featuring these people is a great read.
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I think that the initial reaction to this question would be to identify Jacko as the person being referred to. However, the story continues in the outback of Australia where he and Jamie hunt down criminals and war criminals who escaped from Egypt. The Aborigines or Warramungas helped them both in this endeavour so I would say that the title includes his sister, his people as well as himself.
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When I read the title it reminded me of a tribe. I didn't read the book because I am not into war books but I thought it was interesting that it mentions an aborigine tribe.
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I found the title,The Warramunga's War, a bit of a mouthful when I first read it. But I found it interesting that it refers to the aboriginal tribe of the main character.
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I agree with timd. I don't think it's just referring to Jacko but to his tribe as a whole. Since this is a fiction book, I had to wonder if they really did utilize the aboriginal tribes during the war.
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Popcorn1 wrote: 08 Feb 2019, 03:03 In books, the title has a relationship to the story. So, when I started reading the book, I was looking for that connection. I has many assumptions and one of them is: when the Japanese was involved in the war, Jacko and Jaime was sent back to Australia to provide assistance. Then the Warramunga tribe will thus be embroiled in the war. However, as I read further, I found out that my assumption was wrong.

With the fact that Jacko is a half-Warramunga aboriginal and he is currently participating in the Syrian war and World War II, I realized he is the connection. And when Jaime was accepted as the brother of the Warramunga, I came to the conclusion that the title is referring to the wars that Jacko and Jaime have participated in.

How about you? Who do you think is the title referring to and when did you realize it?
If the title is referring to the wars that Jacko and Jamie have participated in, then the title would be 'The Warramungas' War', not 'The Warramunga's War'. I think the title refers to the wars in which the Warramunga tribe helped Jacko and Jamie. Therefore, the Warramunga is referring to a people.
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timd wrote: 13 Feb 2019, 11:46 I think that the initial reaction to this question would be to identify Jacko as the person being referred to. However, the story continues in the outback of Australia where he and Jamie hunt down criminals and war criminals who escaped from Egypt. The Aborigines or Warramungas helped them both in this endeavour so I would say that the title includes his sister, his people as well as himself.
That's the impression I got as well. I don't know that it related to a person so much as a group - and to push the idea further, perhaps even more of the connection to the Warramunga people.
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It is reassuring to hear that I am not alone with this viewpoint, however, I think it makes sense if you take the whole plot into context, particularly the detail supplied about the Warramungas later on in the book. I enjoyed reading about them all immensely and I believe that that was the intention of the author.
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I think the title is derived from an aboriginal traditions. Theirtraditions have been employed by the authorin many scenes within the book.
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