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Horrie the War Dog: The story of Australia's most famous dog by Roland Perry (Paperback, 2013)

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Much more than a mascot, Horrie's exceptional hearing picked up the whine of enemy aircraft two minutes before his human counterparts and repeatedly saved the lives of the thousand-strong contingent.

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In the harsh Libyan desert in the middle of the second world war, Private Jim Moody, a signaller with the First Australian Machine Gun Battalion, found a starving puppy on a sand dune. Moody called the dog Horrie. Much more than a mascot, Horrie's exceptional hearing picked up the whine of enemy aircraft two minutes before his human counterparts and repeatedly saved the lives of the thousand-strong contingent. The little Egyptian Terrier's ritual of sitting, barking, then dashing for the trenches, had the gunners running for cover before their camp was strafed and bombed. Where Moody went, Horrie went too, through the battle zones of the Middle East and far beyond. As the Japanese forces began their assault in Asia Moody and his soldier mates joined the fight, but not before they had smuggled Horrie onto a troop ship and a harrowing journey back to Australia where they thought their little friend would be safe. The war over, Moody brought Horrie out of hiding to raise money for the Red Cross, and the brave little dog's story became widely known. When quarantine officers pounced and demanded that the dog be put down there was a huge public outcry. Horrie had saved a thousand lives. How could a cruel bureaucracy heartlessly kill him? But defying the authorities would mean gaol for Moody and certain death for Horrie. Was Horrie, the gunner's hero, condemned to die or could Moody devise a scheme to save him? In the finest ANZAC tradition, Horrie the War Dog is a story of intrigue and illusion, and of sacrifice, courage and loyalty. Best-selling author, Roland Perry, tells this remarkable true story for the first time.

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Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13
9781743317990
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176307001

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Book Title
Horrie the War Dog: the Story of Australia's Most Famous Dog
Author
Roland Perry
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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208mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
380g

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Title_Author
Roland Perry
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia

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by 06kadira195521 Dec, 2018
spunky little dog with lots of love
because the author can depict animals as the most giving of all creatures
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by stevhallw29 Nov, 2019
Reward yourself with a read, and I, m betting you will need some kleenex.
A ripper honest tale from a time when honesty was the norm.
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by kadidil21 Oct, 2017
Great book,a follow up from HORRIE THE WOG DOG by Ion Idriess.Both brilliant books.
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spunky little dog with lots of love

Reward yourself with a read, and I, m betting you will need some kleenex.

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Great book,a follow up from HORRIE THE WOG DOG by Ion Idriess.Both brilliant books.

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