9780306922541-0306922541-Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II (Otis Archive, 1)

Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II (Otis Archive, 1)

ISBN-13: 9780306922541
ISBN-10: 0306922541
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Damien Lewis
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780306922541
ISBN-10: 0306922541
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Damien Lewis
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover 320 pages

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Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II (Otis Archive, 1) (ISBN-13: 9780306922541 and ISBN-10: 0306922541), written by authors Damien Lewis, was published by Da Capo Press in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Military (Aviation, Military History, United States, World War II, Leaders & Notable People) books. You can easily purchase or rent Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II (Otis Archive, 1) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Military books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.38.

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The extraordinary, touching true story of Smoky, the smallest--and arguably bravest--dog of World War IIIn February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to overwhelm New Guinea, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire Terrier was discovered hiding in the island's thick jungles. A total mystery as to her origins, she was adopted by US Army Air Force Corporal William"Bill" Wynne, an air-crewman in a photo reconnaissance squadron, becoming an irreplaceable lucky charm for the unit. When Smoky saved Wynne's life by barking a warning of an incoming kamikaze attack, he nicknamed her the "angel from a foxhole."

Smoky's exploits continued when she jumped for the unit in a specially designed parachute and famously joined the aircrews flying daring sorties in the war-torn skies. But her most heroic feat was running a cable through a seventy-foot pipe no wider than four inches in places to enable critical communication lines to be run across an airbase which had just been seized from the enemy, saving hundreds of ground-crew from being exposed to enemy bombing.

In recognition of her efforts, Smoky was awarded eight battle stars. Smoky the Brave brings to vivid life the danger and excitement of the many missions of World War II's smallest hero.
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