{"product_id":"9781760793456","title":"Smoky the War Dog : How a tiny Yorkshire Terrier became a hero on the frontline","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback In March 1944, deep in the New Guinean jungle, a little \n\u003cbr\u003eYorkshire Terrier was found hiding in a foxhole. Her presence there was a \n\u003cbr\u003emystery, but American soldier Bill Wynne became her new owner. He named her \n\u003cbr\u003eSmoky, never dreaming that his little mate would turn out to be quite so \n\u003cbr\u003eextraordinary. When he fell ill with dengue fever, Bill asked to have Smoky \n\u003cbr\u003eby his side and she was soon visiting other soldiers on the ward, bringing \n\u003cbr\u003ehappiness to the sick and wounded. This experience inspired Bill to visit \n\u003cbr\u003einjured soldiers with Smoky while on leave in Australia and she is \n\u003cbr\u003erecognised today as the first therapy dog of record. She performed other \n\u003cbr\u003edaring deeds as part of her war effort, including laying wire to take over \n\u003cbr\u003ea Japanese-held airfield, and went on to become a beloved performer on \n\u003cbr\u003echildren?s television. In Smoky the War Dog, historian and former military \n\u003cbr\u003edog handler Nigel Allsopp tells the story of Smoky and Bill, long forgotten \n\u003cbr\u003ein Australia, and chronicles his own efforts to see Smoky formally \n\u003cbr\u003erecognised for her war work. He interweaves Smoky?s story with remarkable \n\u003cbr\u003etales of other military dogs, past and present, and the vital roles they \n\u003cbr\u003eplay in wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Holland Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45598989680719,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":525.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781760793456","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}