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Innocent Heroes: Stories of animals in the First World War

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A unique celebration of the essential role animals play in war, and an insightful take a look at the taking of Vimy Ridge from the viewpoint of 3 men in a Canadian platoon.

Never before have the stories of animal war heroes been collected in the sort of special way. This book consists of eight connected fictional stories about a Canadian platoon in WW1. The Storming Normans have lend a hand from some very memorable animals: we meet a dog who warns soldiers within the trench of a gas attack, a donkey whose stubbornness saves the day, a cat who saves soldiers from rat bites, and plenty of more. Each and every story is followed by nonfiction sections that tell the real story of these animals from around the globe and of the Canadian soldiers who took Vimy Ridge. Through the friendship that grows between three of these soldiers in particular, we get a close-up take a look at life within the trenches, the taking of Vimy Ridge, the bonds between soldiers and their animals and what it meant to be Canadian in WW1.

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