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Introduction -- Map -- Part One. The making of an elephant wallah. Chapter 1. The shoulders of a giant ; Chapter 2. Into the jungle ; Chapter 3. Meeting the boss -- and the elephants ; Chapter 4. Initiation rites ; Chapter 5. How to read an elephant ; Chapter 6. The fairest tusker of them all ; Chapter 7. The burning boss ; Chapter 8. Sex, cricket, and blue cheese ; Chapter 9. School for men and elephants ; Chapter 10. Drunk on testosterone ; Chapter 11. Master class in trust and courage ; Chapter 12. The jungle family has no wife ; Chapter 13. "The murder of me" ; Chapter 14. Bandoola : hero or rogue? ; Chapter 15. A murder investigation ; Chapter 16. Rebels and reunions -- Part Two. Love and elephants. Chapter 17. Tiger hour ; Chapter 18. The cannibal islands ; Chapter 19. Sunlight and shadow ; Chapter 20. Into the cauldron -- Part Three. War elephants. Chapter 21. Fleeing Burma ; Chapter 22. No. 1 war elephant ; Chapter 23. The making of Elephant Bill ; Chapter 24. Elephant Company hits its stride ; Chapter 25. A crazy idea ; Chapter 26. The elephant stairway -- Epilogue. |
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"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Tells the story of James Howard "Billy" Williams, who found his calling working with elephants in India, formed Elephant Company at the onset of World War II, and played an instrumental role in defeating the Japanese in Burma. |
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Includes index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958.
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Bandoola (Elephant)
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Bandoola (Elephant) |
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Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958. |
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Elephant Company (Great Britain)
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Elephant Company (Great Britain) |
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Japanese Occupation of Burma (1942-1945) |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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1900-1999 |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma.
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Elephant Company (Great Britain)
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Bandoola (Elephant)
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Animals in logging -- Burma -- History -- 20th century.
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Asiatic elephant -- Burma -- History -- 20th century.
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Working elephants -- Burma -- History -- 20th century.
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Animals -- War use -- History -- 20th century.
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Animals in logging. |
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Animals -- War use. |
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Asiatic elephant. |
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Military campaigns. |
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Working elephants. |
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Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
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Burma. |
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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| Added Title |
Inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Croke, Vicki. Elephant Company New York : Random House, [2014] 9781400069330 (DLC) 2013032280 (OCoLC)861672342 |
| ISBN |
9780679603993 : $54.00 |
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0679603999 : $54.00 |
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