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Animals in War
Jilly Cooper
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Description for Animals in War
Paperback. First published by Heinemann, Jilly Cooper has written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. Many won medals for gallantry, like Rob, a mongrel, who made over 20 parachute jumps with the SAS. Too many others died, abandoned, in agony and alone, after serving their country with distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Pigeons carrying vital messages to and from the beleaguered city during the Siege of Paris; horses and mules struggling through miles of fetid mud to bring ammunition to the front in the Great War; dogs sniffing out mines for the British invasion force in the Second World War - countless brave animals have played their part in the long, cruel history of war. Some have won medals for gallantry - like G.I. Joe, the American pigeon who saved 100 British lives in Italy, and Rob, the black and white mongrel who made over twenty parachute jumps with the SAS. Too ... Read more
Pigeons carrying vital messages to and from the beleaguered city during the Siege of Paris; horses and mules struggling through miles of fetid mud to bring ammunition to the front in the Great War; dogs sniffing out mines for the British invasion force in the Second World War - countless brave animals have played their part in the long, cruel history of war. Some have won medals for gallantry - like G.I. Joe, the American pigeon who saved 100 British lives in Italy, and Rob, the black and white mongrel who made over twenty parachute jumps with the SAS. Too ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552990912
SKU
V9780552990912
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Ref
99-78
About Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper is a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lives in Gloucestershire. She has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, and won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019. She was also appointed DBE in 2024 for services to ... Read more
Reviews for Animals in War
I laughed out loud - and had a little cry
Sunday Telegraph
Fascinating and by no means without humour
Glasgow Herald
Cooper brings her considerable gifts to a neglected area of military history
Horse and Hound
Sunday Telegraph
Fascinating and by no means without humour
Glasgow Herald
Cooper brings her considerable gifts to a neglected area of military history
Horse and Hound