Smoky the brave : the world's smallest dog, the world's biggest heart /
by Lewis, Damien.
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BookPublisher: London : Quercus, 2018Description: xiii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781786483072 (hbk.) :; 1786483076 (hbk.) :; 9781786483089 (pbk).Classification number: 940.5426 LEWSubject(s): Smoky, (Dog) | Wynne, William A | United States. Air Force. Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 26th -- Mascots | Dogs -- War use -- United States -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area | Animal heroes -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Human-animal relationships | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to engulf Australasia, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire terrier was discovered hiding in a Japanese shell scrape amidst the thick jungles of Papua New Guinea. The GIs who discovered her presumed she had been some kind of Japanese army mascot, but it soon turned out that she understood neither commands rendered in Japanese nor English. A mystery, she was adopted by Corporal William 'Bill' Wynne, an air-crewman with the US 5th Air Force's 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. 'Smoky the Brave' is the extraordinary, touching and true story of a heroic dog and her adoptive masters in the jungles of the Pacific War.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Bootle Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5426 LEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002957578X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5426 LEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 23/10/2024 | 002957577X |
In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to engulf Australasia, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire terrier was discovered hiding in a Japanese shell scrape amidst the thick jungles of Papua New Guinea. The GIs who discovered her presumed she had been some kind of Japanese army mascot, but it soon turned out that she understood neither commands rendered in Japanese nor English. A mystery, she was adopted by Corporal William 'Bill' Wynne, an air-crewman with the US 5th Air Force's 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. 'Smoky the Brave' is the extraordinary, touching and true story of a heroic dog and her adoptive masters in the jungles of the Pacific War.
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