Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-In-Arms During World War II

by Damien Lewis

Book Overview

The extraordinary, touching true story of Smoky, the smallest--and arguably bravest--dog of World War II

In 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306922541
• ISBN13: 9780306922541
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"