No better friend : one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII
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Author
Weintraub, Robert.
Published
New York : Little, Brown & Company, 2015.
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction
355.424 W4248n
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Dogs -- War use.
Human-animal relationships.
Judy (Dog).
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Biography.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : map, illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316337069, 0316337064
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Description
"[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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Weintraub, R. (2015). No better friend: one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII. (First edition). Little, Brown & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Weintraub, Robert. 2015. No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII. Little, Brown & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Weintraub, Robert. No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII. Little, Brown & Company, 2015.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Weintraub, R. (2015). No better friend: one man, one dog, and their extraordinary story of courage and survival in WWII. First edn New York: Little, Brown & Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Weintraub, Robert. No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII. First edition, Little, Brown & Company, 2015.

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