1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo vi + 338pp., b/w pls., Story of the white terrier cross adopted by diggers in the Western desert in WW2. Originally written about by Ion Idriess in 'Horrie the Wog Dog'. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 58817
Titel: Horrie the War Dog, The Story of Australia's...
Verlag: Allen & Unwin Sydney 2013
Einband: Soft cover
Auflage: 1st Edition
Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 336 pages. tidy copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4485af
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Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Edges lightly tanned otherwise a tiidy copy. b/w plates - 338pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 475n
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Buchbeschreibung Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges.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. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002372
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Buchbeschreibung 338 pp, b&w photographic plates, previous owner's name on front end-paper, else near fine copy in pictorial, limp wrappers. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 224445
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Buchbeschreibung soft cover. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 21 cm. VI, 338 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, slight browning. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 42597
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Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. With illustrations, a fine copy. ; 210 x 140mm; viii,338 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 21692
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Buchbeschreibung Card covers, 338pp, b&w plates. A little wear to edges, page edges lightly browned; a very good copy. Horrie, the Egyptian Terrier, found as a starving pup in the Libyan Desert, became the much-loved mascot of the First Australian Machine Gun Battalion in World War II. Horrie was credited with saving the lives of members of the Battalion, not once but several times in the Middle East. His exceptional hearing picked up the whine of enemy aircraft two minutes before human ears. Horrie's ritual of sitting, growling, barking and then leading the dash for trenches, had the Gunners running for cover before their camp was strafed and bombed. He was secretly carried through battle zones of Libya, Egypt, Palestine (Israel) and Syria, and was smuggled into Australia after a harrowing boat trip home early in 1942, when the Battalion returned home to face the Japanese. The dog stayed with the family of his 'Master' Private Jim Moody, who went off to fight the enemy in New Guinea. Horrie's post-war story is also one of a knife-edge struggle for survival against the wheels of bureaucracy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 177569
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Buchbeschreibung First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 338, text illustrated with 16 pages of b/w. photographic plates, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 110967
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Buchbeschreibung 2nd printing stiff wrappers Very Good octavo vi + 338pp., b/w pls., Story of the white terrier cross adopted by diggers in the Western desert in WW2. Originally written about by Ion Idriess in 'Horrie the Wog Dog'. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 61591
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Buchbeschreibung Kindle Edition. Zustand: Very Good. Horrie the War Dog: The story of Australia's most famous dog This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7719-9781743317990
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