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No Better Friend - One Man, One Dog, and Their Incredible Story of Courage and Survival in World War II (Paperback)
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No Better Friend - One Man, One Dog, and Their Incredible Story of Courage and Survival in World War II (Paperback)
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An extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and
his dog during the Second World War. The two friends huddled close
together, each of them the other's saving grace in a world gone to
hell . . . There was nothing terribly unusual about POWs suffering
horribly at the hands of their Japanese captors. All across the
Pacific theatre, Allied captives were experiencing similar
punishment. But there was one thing unusual about this particular
duo of prisoners. One of them was a dog. Flight technician Frank
Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of
places: a World War II internment camp. Judy was a fiercely loyal
dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the
pair's relationship deepened throughout their captivity. When the
prisoners suffered beatings, Judy would repeatedly risk her life to
intervene. She survived bombings and other near-death experiences
and became a beacon not only for Frank but for all the men, who saw
in her survival a flicker of hope for their own. Using a wealth of
new material including interviews with those who knew Frank and
Judy, letters and firsthand accounts, Robert Weintraub expertly
weaves a narrative of an unbreakable bond forged in the worst
circumstances. Judy's devotion to the men she was interned with,
including a host of characters from all around the world, from
Australia to the UK, was so powerful that reports indicate she
might have been the only dog spared in these camps - and their care
for her helped keep them alive. At one point, deep in despair and
starvation, Frank contemplated killing himself and the dog to
prevent either from watching the other die. But both were rescued,
and Judy spent the rest of her life with Frank. She became the
war's only official canine POW, and after she died at the age of
fourteen, Frank couldn't bring himself to ever have another dog.
Their story of friendship and survival is one of the great sagas of
World War II.
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