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Calkhoven, Laurie,

G.I. dogs : Judy, prisoner of war / Judy, prisoner of war. by Laurie Calkhoven. - First edition. - 122 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - G.I. dogs. . - Calkhoven, Laurie. G.I. dogs. .

Based on the story of a real dog in World War II, and told from the dog's point of view.

Born in Shanghai, China in 1936, Judy is an English pointer who finds her place on a English gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River, battling pirates, contending with the Japanese occupiers, and protecting her human shipmates--until they all end up in a Japanese prison camp in Sumatra at the beginning of World War II, where every day is a struggle to survive.

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ISBN: 1338185233 9781338185232

LCCN: 2017032547

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Royal Navy --History--20th century.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
20th century
1900-1999
1937-1945
Japanese occupation, 1942-1945

Subjects--Topical Terms:
History.
Pointer (Dog breed)
Pointer (Dog breed)
Survival.
Survival.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
Prisoner-of-war camps--Indonesia--Sumatra.
Prisoner-of-war camps.
Pointer (Dog breed)
Dogs.
Survival.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
Prisoner-of-war camps.
Prisoners.
Prisoners of war.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Indonesia--Sumatra.
China--History--1937-1945.
China.
Indonesia--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
Indonesia.
China--History--1937-1945.
Indonesia--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ10.3.C145 / Gaam 2018