TY  - BOOK
AU  - Long,David
TI  - Animal heroes
SN  - 9780753192047 (hbk.)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Oxford [England]
PB  - Isis
KW  - Animals
KW  - War use
KW  - History
KW  - Animal heroes
KW  - Large type books
N1  - "Isis large print series."
N2  - The PDSA Dickin Medal (the animals' Victoria Cross) has been awarded to just 64 animals for their courage in times of crisis: There's Rip the trusty mongrel, who sniffed out survivors of Blitz air-raids. G.I. Joe the pigeon, who flew 20 miles in 20 minutes to deliver a life-saving message in WWII. Simon the ship's cat, who caught rats and kept up crew morale, even when under fire. And there's Theo, a spaniel who served as a bomb-detection dog in Afghanistan. In this book, the true tales of heart-rending devotion and duty of every Dickin Medal recipient are told
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