Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II
Croke, Vicki2014
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"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"--
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Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York Random House, [2014]©2014
Collation:
xiv, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE MAKING OF AN ELEPHANT WALLAH -- ch. 1 The Shoulders of a Giant -- ch. 2 Into The Jungle -- ch. 3 Meeting The Boss---and The Elephants -- ch. 4 Initiation Rites -- ch. 5 How to Read an Elephant -- ch. 6 The Fairest Tusker of Them All -- ch. 7 The Burning Boss -- ch. 8 Sex, Cricket, and Blue Cheese -- ch. 9 School for Men and Elephants -- ch. 10 Drunk on Testosterone -- ch. 11 Master Class in Trust and Courage -- ch. 12 The Jungle Family Has no Wife -- ch. 13 "The Murder of Me" -- ch. 14 Bandoola: Hero or Rogue? -- ch. 15 A Murder Investigation -- ch. 16 Rebels and Reunions -- pt. TWO LOVE AND ELEPHANTS -- ch. 17 Tiger Hour -- ch. 18 The Cannibal Islands -- ch. 19 Sunlight and Shadow -- ch. 20 Into The Cauldron -- pt. THREE WAR ELEPHANTS -- ch. 21 Fleeing Burma -- ch. 22 No. 1 War Elephant -- ch. 23 The Making of Elephant Bill -- ch. 24 Elephant Company Hits Its Stride -- ch. 25 A Crazy Idea -- ch. 26 The Elephant Stairway.
ISBN:
9781400069330DLC (invalid)
Dewey class:
940.54
Language:
English
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Subject:
Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958Elephant Company (Great Britain)World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- BurmaAnimals in logging -- Burma -- History -- 20th centuryAsiatic elephant -- Burma -- History -- 20th centuryAnimals -- War use -- History -- 20th centuryBurma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
BRN:
14678
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