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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

No better friend

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

890625983

Responsibility statement

Robert Weintraub

Sub title

one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII

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

Table Of 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

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