Bibliograph

Judy, the unforgettable story of the dog who went to war and became a true hero, Damien Lewis

Type

Label

Judy, the unforgettable story of the dog who went to war and became a true hero, Damien Lewis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Judy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

897119519

Responsibility statement

Damien Lewis

Sub title

the unforgettable story of the dog who went to war and became a true hero

Summary

After being bombed and shipwrecked repeatedly while serving for several wild and war-torn years as a mascot of the World War II Royal Navy Yangtze river gunboats the Gnat and the Grasshopper, Judy ended up in Japanese prisoner of war camps in North Sumatra. Along with locals as slave labor, the American, Australian, and British POWs were forced to build a 1,200-mile single-track railroad through the most horrifying jungles and treacherous mountain passes. Like the one immortalized in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, this was the other death-railroad building project where POWs slaved under subhuman conditions. In the midst of this living hell was a beautiful and regal-looking liver and white English pointer named Judy. Whether she was scavenging food to help feed the starving inmates of a hellish Japanese POW camp, or by her presence alone bringing inspiration and hope to men, she was cherished and adored by the Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her

Target audience

adult

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