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
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Robert. Weintraub
Summary
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"[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. The prisoners suffered severe beatings which Judy would interrupt with her barking. The dog became a beacon for the men, who saw in her survival a flicker of hope for their own. Judy was the war's only canine POW, and when she passed away in 1950, she was buried in her Air Force jacket. Williams would never own another dog. Their story-of an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstance-is one of the great undiscovered sagas of World War II" -- provided by publisher.
Year Published
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2015
Physical Description
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x, 387 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Personal Subject
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Williams, Frank (Francis George).
Corporate Subject
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Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Mascots.
Subject
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.
Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
Pointer (Dog breed)
Human-animal relationships.
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. The prisoners suffered severe beatings which Judy would interrupt with her barking. The dog became a beacon for the men, who saw in her survival a flicker of hope for their own. Judy was the war's only canine POW, and when she passed away in 1950, she was buried in her Air Force jacket. Williams would never own another dog. Their story-of an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstance-is one of the great undiscovered sagas of World War II" -- provided by publisher.
ISBN
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9780316337069
Publisher
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
©2015
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| George P. Nicholson | 940.53 WIL WEI | Book | 31004000078167 | Non-Fiction |