Join our guest Robin Hutton as we talk about her wonderful books about these award winning animals who served in the military. Sgt Reckless, the four-legged Marine braved minefields to deliver ammunition to her division on the firing sites. In one day alone, performing fifty-one trips up and down treacherous terrain, covering thirty-five miles, and rescuing wounded comrades-in-arms, Reckless demonstrated her devotion to the Marines who had become her herd. In War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II you’ll meet: • Judy, the POW dog who helped her beloved human survive brutal Japanese prison camps • Cher Ami, the pigeon in WWI who nearly died delivering a message that saved American troops from death by friendly fire • Beauty, the “digging dog” who sniffed out Londoners buried in the wreckage of the Blitz—along with pets, including one goldfish still in its bowl! • Olga, the horse who braved shattering glass to do her duty in London bombings • Smoky, the Yorkshire terrier who did parachute jumps, laid communications wire through a pipe so small only she could navigate it, became the first therapy dog—and starred on a weekly TV show after the War • Simon, the war cat whose campaign against the “Mao Tse Tung” of the rat world saved food supplies and his ship’s crew • Chips, who guarded Roosevelt and Churchill during the Casablanca Conference, and the only dog to earn a Silver Star for his heroics The shining loyalty and courage of these heroes is a testimony to the enduring bond between us and the animals we love.