Animals in War

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jilly Cooper 著
• 出版社 Random House UK
• 出版时间 2000-04
• ISBN 9780552990912
• 定价 102.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 221页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

PigeonscarryingvitalmessagestoandfromthebeleagueredcityduringtheSiegeofParis;horsesandmulesstrugglingthroughmilesoffetidmudtocarryammunitiontothefrontintheGreatWar;dogssniffingoutminesfortheBritishinvasionforceinWorldWarII-countlessbraveanimalshaveplayedtheirpartinthelong,cruelhistoryofwar.Somehavewonmedalsforgallantry-likeG.I.Joe,theAmericanpigeonwhosaved100BritishlivesinItaly,andRob,theblackandwhitemongrelwhomadeovertwentyparachutejumpswiththeSAS.Toomanyothershavediedabandoned,inagonyandalone,afterservingtheircountrywithdistinction.JillyCooperhasherewrittenatributetotheroleofanimalsinwartime.Itisatragicandhorrifyingstory-yetithasitslightermomentstoo:ahilariousgameofmusicalchairsplayedoncamelsduringtheDesertCampaign;andthebudgiewhoremarked,whencarriedfromabombed-outEastEndtenement,'Thisismynightout'.AnimalsinWarisavividandunforgettablerecordofman'sinhumanitytoanimals,butalsoanastonishingstoryofcourage,intelligence,devotionandresilience.