And then he jitteringly reveals the plan for he next day - Dax""s regiment is to take the Ant Hill.Mireau is unruffled and casually calculates that over half of the men will be casualties in the assault on the hill, but they can still hold he position with the survivors.This section includes two ""religious"" rituals - (1) an extravagant wedding and a long reception sequence - the first act in life""s cyclical passage; and (2) a deer-hunting sequence in the cool Allegheny Mountains.In the autumn of 1967, it opened and closed quite quickly - enough ime for it to be indignantly criticized for its shocking violence, graphic bullet-ridden finale and for its blending of humorous farce with brutal killings.Shaw then met with the Russian general in Moscow, apologized for the CIA attack on his retreat, and then forcefully suggested placing retaliatory missiles next door to the US in Cuba ("You will make this happen").