| ISBN |
0812981650 (paperback)
9780812981650 (paperback)
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| 청구기호 |
940.54 C943e |
| 다른형태 서명 |
Inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II
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| 형태사항 |
xiv, 343 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
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| 언어 |
English |
| 서지주기 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-328) and index.
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| 내용 |
Part One: The making of an elephant wallah. The shoulders of a giant ; Into the jungle ; Meeting the boss--and the elephants ; Initiation rites ; How to read an elephant ; The fairest tusker of them all ; The burning boss ; Sex, cricket, and blue cheese ; School for men and elephants ; Drunk on testosterone ; Master class in trust and courage ; The jungle family has no wife ; "The murder of me" ; Bandoola : hero or rogue? ; A murder investigation ; Rebels and reunions -- Part Two: Love and elephants. Tiger hour ; The cannibal islands ; Sunlight and shadow ; Into the cauldron -- Part Three: War elephants. Fleeing Burma ; No. 1 war elephant ; The making of Elephant Bill ; Elephant Company hits its stride ; A crazy idea ; The elephant stairway.
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| 주제 |
World War, 1939-1945 --Campaigns --Burma.
Animals in logging --Burma --History --20th century.
Asiatic elephant --Burma --History --20th century.
Working elephants --Burma --History --20th century.
Animals --War use --History --20th century.
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