Description: Further DetailsTitle: Sea Dog BamseCondition: NewEAN: 9781841588490ISBN: 9781841588490Publisher: Birlinn LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/02/2009Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 1mmItem Weight: 198gAuthor: Angus Whitson, Andrew OrrLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: World War II Canine HeroEdition: ReprintDescription: This is the remarkable story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes - a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became global mascot for the Royal Norwegian Forces and a symbol of freedom and inspiration for Allied troops throughout Europe. From a happy and carefree puppyhood spent as a family pet in the Norwegian fishing town of Honningsvag, the gentle giant Bamse followed his master at the outbreak of the war to become a registered crew member of the mine-sweeper Thorodd. Often donning his own steel helmet as he took his place in the Thorodd's bow gun turret, Bamse cut an impressive figure and made a huge contribution to the morale of the crew, and he gallantly saved the lives of two of them. After Norway fell to the Germans in 1940, the Thorodd operated from Dundee and Montrose, where Bamse became a well-known and much-loved figure, shepherding the Thorodd's crew-members back to the boat at pub closing time, travelling on the local buses, breaking up fights and even taking part in football matches. Mourned both by locals and Norwegians when he died in 1944, Bamse's memory has been kept alive both in Norway, where he is still regarded as a national hero, and in Montrose, where a larger-than-life statue of him was unveiled in 2006 by HRH Prince Andrew. Written from extensive source material and eyewitness accounts, Sea Dog Bamse is a fitting tribute to the extraordinary life of an extraordinary dog.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: BiographyTopic: Military History, HistoryRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Sea Dog Bamse
Title: Sea Dog Bamse
EAN: 9781841588490
ISBN: 9781841588490
Release Date: 09/02/2009
Release Year: 2009
Subtitle: World War II Canine Hero
Edition: Reprint
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Sea Dog Bamse : World War II Canine Hero
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Birlinn, The Limited
Topic: Dogs / Breeds, Cultural Heritage, Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, Military / Naval, Military / General, Europe / Scandinavia, Dogs / General
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Pets, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 7.7 Oz
Author: Andrew Orr, Andrew A. Orr, Angus Whitson
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
