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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 / Vicki Constantine Croke.
"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]
- Copyright: ♭2014.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Portage la Prairie Regional Library | 940.54259591 CRO (Text) | 3675000209192 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aElephant Company : ‡bthe inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / ‡cVicki Constantine Croke. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bRandom House, ‡c[2014] | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c♭2014. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axiv, 343 pages : ‡billustrations, maps ; ‡c25 cm. | |
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| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡2rdamedia. | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index. | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"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"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWilliams, J. H. ‡q(James Howard), ‡d1897- |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xCampaigns ‡zBurma. | |
| 610 | 1 | 0. | ‡aElephant Company (Great Britain) |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aBandoola (Elephant) |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aAsiatic elephant ‡zBurma ‡xHistory ‡y20th century. | |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aAnimals ‡xWar use ‡xHistory ‡y20th century. | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aBurma ‡xHistory ‡yJapanese occupation, 1942-1945. | |
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