Smoky the brave : how a feisty Yorkshire terrier mascot became a comrade-in-arms during World War II
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New York, NY : Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9780306922541, 0306922541
Physical Desc
xiii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Status
Coventry - Adult Non-Fiction
940.5426 LEW
1 available
Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction
355.424 Lew
1 available
West Greenwich (Louttit) - Adult Non-Fiction
355.4 LEW
1 available

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Published
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780306922541, 0306922541

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"Originally published in 2018 by Quercus in Great Britain"--Title page verso.
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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 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. --,(adapted from book jacket)

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Coventry - Adult Non-Fiction940.5426 LEWOn Shelf
Lincoln - Adult Non-Fiction355.424 LewOn Shelf
West Greenwich (Louttit) - Adult Non-Fiction355.4 LEWOn Shelf
Westerly - Non-Fiction (2nd Floor-Reference Room)355.424 LOn Shelf

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, D. (2018). Smoky the brave: how a feisty Yorkshire terrier mascot became a comrade-in-arms during World War II (First U.S. edition.). Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Damien. 2018. Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-arms During World War II. Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Damien. Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-arms During World War II Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lewis, Damien. Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-arms During World War II First U.S. edition., Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2018.

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