No better friend : one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII
Title
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No better friend : one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII
Personal Author EPSB
:
Robert, Weintraub
Summary
:
"[T]ells the remarkable story of Royal Air Force technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met in an internment camp during WWII. Judy was a fiercely loyal animal who sensed danger and instinctively mistrusted anyone in enemy uniform. Their relationship deepened throughout their imprisonment.
Year Published
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2015-2016
Physical Description
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xii, 387 pages : map, illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition
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First Back Bay paperback edition.
Contents
:
Mascot -- Dog overboard -- Shore leave -- War -- Amour -- War dogs -- Frank -- Force Z -- Flight -- Day of destruction : February 14, 1942 -- Posic -- Pompong -- Sumatra -- Padang -- Imprisoned -- Gloegoer -- POW #81-A -- Subterfuge -- Hell ship -- Reunion -- Pakan Baroe -- Pig Face and King Kong -- Railway of death -- Freedom -- Hero -- Africa.
Personal Subject
:
Williams, Frank, 1919-2003
Judy (Dog), 1936-1950.
Subject
:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Human-animal relationships.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Biography.
Dogs -- War use.
Summary
:
"[T]ells the remarkable story of Royal Air Force technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met in an internment camp during WWII. Judy was a fiercely loyal animal who sensed danger and instinctively mistrusted anyone in enemy uniform. Their relationship deepened throughout their imprisonment.
ISBN
:
9780316344654
9780316337052
Publisher
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New York : Little, Brown & Company, 2016.
©2015
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Britannia | 921 WEI | Book | 30551000252805 | Non-Fiction |