Military Animals
Title | Military Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Laurie Calkhoven |
Publisher | Scholastic, Incorporated |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780545871594 |
Describes animals that can be used for military purposes, including bomb-sniffing honeybees, underwater mine-detecting dolphins, and messenger pigeons.
Animals in the Military
Title | Animals in the Military PDF eBook |
Author | John M. Kistler |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-06-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 159884346X |
"Animals in the Military especially in U.S. Navy"--
Remarkable Military Animals
Title | Remarkable Military Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Carla Mooney |
Publisher | ABDO |
Pages | 51 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1629694746 |
Packed with exciting facts and important aspects on military animals, this title also provides historical context, compelling photos, primary source quotations, and critical thinking activities. The title also includes a glossary, web links, and additional resources. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
War Animals
Title | War Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Hutton |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 2018-09-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 162157766X |
"This book will delight both animal lovers and military buffs!" — Elizabeth Letts, bestselling author of The Eighty Dollar Champion Millions rallied to the cause of freedom against Nazism and the menace of Imperial Japan. But did you know that some of those heroes had fur, or feathers? War animals guarded American coasts against submarine attack, dug out Londoners trapped in bomb wreckage, and carried vital messages under heavy fire on Pacific islands. They kept up morale, rushed machine gun nests, and even sacrificed themselves picking up live grenades. Now Robin Hutton, the bestselling author of Sgt. Reckless: America’s War Horse, tells the heart-warming stories of the dogs, horses, mules, pigeons—and even one cat—who did their bit for the war effort. American and British families volunteered beloved family pets and farm dogs to aid in the war effort; Americans, including President Roosevelt, bought honorary commissions in the reserves for lapdogs and other pets not suitable for military duties to “exempt” them from war service and raise money to defeat Hitler and Tojo. Many of these gallant animals are recipients of the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal, the “Animals’ Victoria Cross.” In War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II you’ll meet: -Judy, the POW dog who helped her beloved human survive brutal Japanese prison camps -Cher Ami, the pigeon who nearly died delivering a message that saved American troops from death by friendly fire -Beauty, the “digging dog” who sniffed out Londoners buried in the wreckage of the Blitz—along with pets, including one goldfish still in its bowl! -Olga, the horse who braved shattering glass to do her duty in London bombings -Smoky, the Yorkshire terrier who did parachute jumps, laid communications wire through a pipe so small only she could navigate it, became the first therapy dog—and starred on a weekly TV show after the War -Simon, the war cat whose campaign against the “Mao Tse Tung” of the rat world saved food supplies and his ship’s crew -Chips, who guarded Roosevelt and Churchill during the Casablanca Conference, and the only dog to earn a Silver Star for his heroics The shining loyalty and courage of these heroes is a testimony to the enduring bond between us and the animals we love.
Animals and War
Title | Animals and War PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony J. Nocella |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Pages | 203 |
Release | 2013-12-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0739186523 |
Animals and War: Confronting the Military-Animal Industrial Complex is the first book to examine how nonhuman animals are used for war by military forces. Each chapter delves deeply into modes of nonhuman animal exploitation: as weapons, test subjects, and transportation, and as casualties of war leading to homelessness, starvation, and death. With leading scholar-activists writing each chapter, this is an important text in the fields of peace studies and critical animal studies. This is a must read for anyone interested in ending war and fostering peace and justice.
Military Animals
Title | Military Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Murray |
Publisher | ABDO |
Pages | 27 |
Release | 2019-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1532128304 |
This title introduces readers to the brave and intelligent animals, like dogs and dolphins, that keep our country and our military safe! This series is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Animals In War
Title | Animals In War PDF eBook |
Author | Jilly Cooper |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2010-12-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 140903190X |
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 many others have died abandoned, in agony and alone, after serving their country with distinction. Jilly Cooper has here written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. It is a tragic and horrifying story - yet it has its lighter moments too: a hilarious game of musical chairs played on camels during the Desert Campaign; and the budgie who remarked, when carried from a bombed-out East End tenement, 'This is my night out'. This is a vivid and unforgettable record of man's inhumanity to animals, but also an astonishing story of courage, intelligence, devotion and resilience.