Doing Their Bit - The British Employment of Military and Civil Defence Dogs in the Second World War Brice ODonnell KimberlyPevná vazba
The Second World War allowed for the utilization of an unprecedented number of dogs for military duties both internationally and among the British Armed Forces. On the British Home Front, civilians…
Specifikacia Doing Their Bit - The British Employment of Military and Civil Defence Dogs in the Second World War Brice ODonnell KimberlyPevná vazba
The Second World War allowed for the utilization of an unprecedented number of dogs for military duties both internationally and among the British Armed Forces. On the British Home Front, civilians responded to calls from the British Army's War Dogs Training School and the Ministry of Aircraft Production Guard Dog Training School by donating their canine pets for military training and employment "for the duration." As dogs were instructed in roles with the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the London Civil Defence Region, the distinction between pet and trained working animal became increasingly unclear. While civilians and servicemen alike continued to view military dogs as pets, many also saw trained canines as human-like soldiers "doing their bit," a depiction promulgated by both the military and the wartime press.Despite the contributions of military and Civil Defence