Table of Contents

Introduction Horses and Mules War Dogs Pigeons All Creatures Great and Small On the Home Front Furry and Feathered Heroes Legacies Further Reading Places to Visit Index

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How animals from dogs and horses to pigeons helped in the 1939-45 war effort, including saving buried blitz victims and delivering top-secret messages.

About the Author

Neil R. Storey is a social historian and lecturer specialising in the impact of war on society. He has written over forty books, numerous articles for both national magazines and academic journals and features as a guest expert on television and radio programmes and documentaries. Neil is an animal lover and is the author of the companion volume Animals in the First World War.