Judy: a dog in a million
by Lewis, Damien.
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BookPublisher: Quercus 2014ISBN: 9781848665361; 1848665369.Classification number: 940.5459 LEWSubject(s): Great Britain Royal Navy -- Mascots -- History -- 20th century | Judy (Dog) | Dogs -- War use -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Prisoners of war -- Great Britain | Prisoners of war -- Japan | World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British | Animal heroes -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centurySubject: Judy, a beautiful English pointer, was cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought alongside her. Half beaten to death by Japanese soldiers, almost drowned in the treacherous waters of the Yangtze River whilst serving as ship's dog on British Gunboat the Gnat, bombed by Japanese warplanes in HMS Grasshopper, shipwrecked on a desert island, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the SS Van Waerwijck and hit by Japanese fire when taken as a prisoner of war in the deep jungle, she was also a survivor.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5459 LEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002864195X |
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Judy, a beautiful English pointer, was cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought alongside her. Half beaten to death by Japanese soldiers, almost drowned in the treacherous waters of the Yangtze River whilst serving as ship's dog on British Gunboat the Gnat, bombed by Japanese warplanes in HMS Grasshopper, shipwrecked on a desert island, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the SS Van Waerwijck and hit by Japanese fire when taken as a prisoner of war in the deep jungle, she was also a survivor.
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