Title:
No better friend : one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII
Personal Author EPSB:
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:
2015-2016
Physical Description:
xii, 387 pages : map, illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition:
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.
ISBN:
9780316344654
9780316337052
Publisher:
New York : Little, Brown & Company, 2016.
©2015
