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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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Introduction xi
Map
xv
PART ONE THE MAKING OF AN ELEPHANT WALLAH
Chapter 1 The Shoulders of a Giant
3(6)
Chapter 2 Into The Jungle
9(16)
Chapter 3 Meeting The Boss---and The Elephants
25(8)
Chapter 4 Initiation Rites
33(25)
Chapter 5 How to Read an Elephant
58(11)
Chapter 6 The Fairest Tusker of Them All
69(7)
Chapter 7 The Burning Boss
76(5)
Chapter 8 Sex, Cricket, and Blue Cheese
81(5)
Chapter 9 School for Men and Elephants
86(10)
Chapter 10 Drunk on Testosterone
96(7)
Chapter 11 Master Class in Trust and Courage
103(10)
Chapter 12 The Jungle Family Has no Wife
113(5)
Chapter 13 "The Murder of Me"
118(6)
Chapter 14 Bandoola: Hero or Rogue?
124(8)
Chapter 15 A Murder Investigation
132(4)
Chapter 16 Rebels and Reunions
136(15)
PART TWO LOVE AND ELEPHANTS
Chapter 17 Tiger Hour
151(15)
Chapter 18 The Cannibal Islands
166(8)
Chapter 19 Sunlight and Shadow
174(11)
Chapter 20 Into The Cauldron
185(20)
PART THREE WAR ELEPHANTS
Chapter 21 Fleeing Burma
205(13)
Chapter 22 No. 1 War Elephant
218(13)
Chapter 23 The Making of Elephant Bill
231(9)
Chapter 24 Elephant Company Hits Its Stride
240(12)
Chapter 25 A Crazy Idea
252(17)
Chapter 26 The Elephant Stairway
269(15)
Epilogue 284(7)
Acknowledgments 291(6)
Notes 297(32)
Index 329


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