DOGS IN WAR From World War I battlefields to present-day Afghanistan, dogs have been the loyal companions and trusted compatriots of soldiers worldwide. Now the exciting, heartwarming and heroic stories of history's most famous combat dogs are compiled in this incredible collection. *CAIRO, SEAL Team Six's Belgian Malinois, who was choppered in with his top-secret unit on their heroic mission to take out Osama bin Laden. *RAGS, a Highland terrier who dodged German shell-fire, shrapnel and poison gas to deliver crucial messages to the Western Front. *GANDER, the Canadian Royal Rifles' Newfoundland, who sacrificed his life by scooping up a grenade and carrying it in his mouth away from his unit. *EBONY, the fearless German shepherd who alerted soldiers to an imminent ambush, saving 25 men from sudden death in Vietnam's unyielding jungle. *COOPER, the bomb-sniffing Labrador who relentlessly scoured Iraq for explosives until the fateful day when an IED killed him and his handler.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ulysses Press
ISBN-13
9781612430553
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113864318
Product Key Features
Author
Nigel Cawthorne
Publication Name
Canine Commandos: the Heroism, Devotion, and Sacrifice of Dogs in War
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
17mm
Item Weight
285g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nigel Cawthorne
Genre
Animals & Pets
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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