Buster : the military dog who saved a thousand lives
(Book)
Author
Contributors
George, Isabel, author.
Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, [2015].
ISBN
9781250076465, 1250076463
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bloomingdale Public Library - Nonfiction | 636.70886 BAR | On Shelf |
Frankfort Public Library District - Stacks | PETS MEMOIR BARROW | On Shelf |
Town and Country Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 958.104 BAR | On Shelf |
Woodridge Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 636.7 BAR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, British.
Buster, -- approximately 2004-
Detector dogs -- Afghanistan.
Dogs -- War use -- Afghanistan.
Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force Police. -- Squadron, No. 5 -- Biography.
Human-animal relationships.
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Spaniels -- Biography.
Buster, -- approximately 2004-
Detector dogs -- Afghanistan.
Dogs -- War use -- Afghanistan.
Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force Police. -- Squadron, No. 5 -- Biography.
Human-animal relationships.
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Spaniels -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250076465, 1250076463
Notes
Description
""With some dogs you share a boil in the bag breakfast and maybe a blanket on a cold desert floor. Some you wouldn't leave in charge of your Grandma unless you wanted to find out just how fast the old girl could run. But, if you're very, very lucky there will be the one dog you would lay down your life for - and for me that dog is Buster." Buster, an English springer spaniel who has served his comrades and his country with unstinting devotion, has saved thousands of lives. This is the story of his partnership with RAF Police Sergeant Will Barrow, told by Will himself, describing how each came to save the other's life. It is a relationship that produced some heroic feats--including sniffing out explosive vests that led to the arrests of two suicide bombers--in the dust and desert heat of Afghanistan and beyond. Buster, uniquely, has served five tours of duty in three theatres of war (Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan)--more than any other military dog. He also won the prestigious Crufts Friends for Life Award in 2012, and has gone on to become the official lifetime mascot of the RAF Police, the only dog in history to have been honored in that manner. A best friend in dog's clothing, an RAF dog with his mossy feet firmly on the ground, Buster is truly a dog in a million"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barrow, W., & George, I. (2015). Buster: the military dog who saved a thousand lives (First U.S. edition.). Thomas Dunne Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrow, Will and Isabel, George. 2015. Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives. Thomas Dunne Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrow, Will and Isabel, George. Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barrow, Will, and Isabel George. Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives First U.S. edition., Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
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