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    Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
    Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
    Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
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    Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero

    Written by Damien Lewis

    Narrated by Ben Addis

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    About this audiobook

    After being bombed and shipwrecked repeatedly while serving for several wild and war-torn years as a mascot of the World War II Royal Navy Yangtze river gunboats the Gnat and the Grasshopper, Judy ended up in Japanese prisoner of war camps in North Sumatra. Along with locals as slave labor, the American, Australian, and British POWs were forced to build a 1,200-mile single-track railroad through the most horrifying jungles and treacherous mountain passes. Like the one immortalized in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, this was the other death-railroad building project where POWs slaved under subhuman conditions.

    In the midst of this living hell was a beautiful and regal-looking liver and white English pointer named Judy. Whether she was scavenging food to help feed the starving inmates of a hellish Japanese POW camp, or by her presence alone bringing inspiration and hope to men, she was cherished and adored by the Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her. From the author of The Dog Who Could Fly and the coauthor of Sergeant Rex and It's All About Treo comes one of the most heartwarming and inspiring tales you will ever hear.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 20, 2017
    ISBN9781541483446
    Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
    Author

    Damien Lewis

    Damien Lewis is a lifelong dog lover and award-winning writer who has spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones for the BBC and other global news organizations. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, including several acclaimed memoirs about military working dogs—Sergeant Rex, It’s All About Treo, Judy, and The Dog Who Could Fly.

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    • 3/5
      I picked up this review book because it was about an English Pointer and I currently have two pointers. The book introduces Judy, an English Pointer that was a ship dog in the English Navy and became an official Japanese prisoner of war. The book is grim reading for the most part with Judy barely surviving and tale after tale of her giving warnings of attacks both before and after she was captured. The prison camp section of the book is tough reading of the toll on the men in the camps and every page you almost expected to have something else terrible happen to Judy or one of the men that cared for in the camps. She was awarded the Dickin medal before her death at the age of 13. Overall the book is dry and very factual but that Judy makes it through all of it makes it a good read.

      Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
    • 2/5
      When I saw this book displayed in my local Big W store it caught my interest straight away. As a lover of dogs and historical fiction this looked like a double win. After at least 5 starts to read and only getting to page 40 (at a struggle) it hasn't turned out to be a win for me. I like it when books get to the heart of the story quickly, but the first 40 pages so far have all been about 'Judy's' early life as a pup in Shanghai, China. Sadly I can't get into the story so will put it away for awhile and bring it out when I have to time to dedicate my full attention to it, maybe Christmas holidays.