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100 1 $aCroke, Vicki.
245 10 $aElephant Company :$bthe inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II /$cVicki Constantine Croke.
246 30 $aInspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II
264 1 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c[2014]
300 $axiv, 343 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index.
520 $a"J.H. "Billy" Williams always had an affinity for animals. So, when he responded to job offer with the East India Company to work with logging elephants his family wasn't surprised, though worried that he had already come back from World War I in one piece, would he be so lucky with India? Not only did he find his calling with the elephants in India, Billy and his elephants became war heroes. At the onset of World War II, Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own "Hannibal Trek." Billy Williams became a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them, but his story has since been forgotten. Part biography, part war story, and part wildlife adventure, Croke delivers an utterly charming narrative and an important, little-known piece of the legacy of World War II"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aContains primary source material.
505 00 $tIntroduction --$tMap --$gPart One.$tThe making of an elephant wallah.$g1.$tThe shoulders of a giant ;$g2.$tInto the jungle ;$g3.$tMeeting the boss -- and the elephants ;$g4.$tInitiation rites ;$g5.$tHow to read an elephant ;$g6.$tThe fairest tusker of them all ;$g7.$tThe burning boss ;$g8.$tSex, cricket, and blue cheese ;$g9.$tSchool for men and elephants ;$g10.$tDrunk on testosterone ;$g11.$tMaster class in trust and courage ;$g12.$tThe jungle family has no wife ;$g13.$t"The murder of me" ;$g14.$tBandoola : hero or rogue? ;$g15.$tA murder investigation ;$g16.$tRebels and reunions --$gPart Two.$tLove and elephants.$g17.$tTiger hour ;$g18.$tThe cannibal islands ;$g19.$tSunlight and shadow ;$g20.$tInto the cauldron --$gPart Three.$tWar elephants.$g21.$tFleeing Burma ;$g22.$tNo. 1 war elephant ;$g23.$tThe making of Elephant Bill ;$g24.$tElephant Company hits its stride ;$g25.$tA crazy idea ;$g26.$tThe elephant stairway --$tEpilogue.
600 10 $aWilliams, J. H.$q(James Howard),$d1897-1958.
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610 10 $aElephant Company (Great Britain)
600 10 $aBandoola (Elephant)
650 0 $aAnimals in logging$zBurma$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAsiatic elephant$zBurma$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWorking elephants$zBurma$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAnimals$xWar use$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aBurma$xHistory$yJapanese occupation, 1942-1945.$0(NOBLE)22963
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