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Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II  Cover Image Book Book

Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / Vicki Constantine Croke.

Croke, Vicki. (Author).

Summary:

"At the onset of World War II, [Billy] Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own 'Hannibal Trek,' [becoming] a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781400069330 (hardcover : acid-free paper) :
  • Physical Description: xiv, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index.
Subject: Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Burma.
Elephant Company (Great Britain)
Bandoola (Elephant)
Animals in logging > Burma > History > 20th century.
Asiatic elephant > Burma > History > 20th century.
Working elephants > Burma > History > 20th century.
Animals > War use > History > 20th century.
Burma > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.

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Vicki Constantine Croke has been chronicling animal life for more than two decades—tracking polar bears, Tasmanian devils, and Madagascar’s top predator, the fossa. She now covers animal issues for WBUR-FM, Boston’s NPR news station, on air (Here and Now) and on WBUR’s The Wild Life online. Her work there earned a 2013 regional Edward R. Murrow Award. She is the author of The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China’s Most Exotic Animal,and The Modern Ark: The Story of Zoos—Past, Present and Future. Croke has worked on nature documentaries for Disney and for the A&E channel and anchored The Secret Life of Animals on NECN-TV. She also wrote The Boston Globe’s “Animal Beat” column for thirteen years, and has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The London Sunday Telegraph, Time, Popular Science, O: The Oprah Magazine, Gourmet, National Wildlife, and Discover magazine, among others. She lives in the Boston area.


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