Soldiers and Sled Dogs A History of Military Dog Mushing

Name: Soldiers and Sled Dogs A History of Military Dog Mushing
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ISBN: 9780803217287

ISBN-10: 0803217285

ISBN-13: 9780803217287

Edition: 2005

Authors: Charles L. Dean

List price: $24.95

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Sled dogs have been serving humans since they were first tamed and broken to the trace thousands of years ago. Their history of supporting soldiers is much more recent and, for all its drama and heroism, remains little known. This hundred-year history of canine military service from the frozen reaches of Alaska to the snowy battlefields of World Wars I and II is told fully for the first time in this book by former army officer and longtime sled dog aficionado Charles L. Dean. By way of original army documents, interviews with the last living dog drivers, and never before published photographs, Dean’s book tells a story that begins in Alaska, traverses two world wars and the Cold War era,…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 4/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 129
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English