No better friend : one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII

Título
No better friend : one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII

Robert. Weintraub

Resumen
"[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.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2015

Descripción física
x, 387 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Materia personal
Williams, Frank (Francis George).

Materia corporativa
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Mascots.

Término de la materia
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.

Síntesis
"[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
9780316337069

Información de publicación
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
 
©2015


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George P. Nicholson940.53 WIL WEIBook31004000078167Non-Fiction