"J.H. "Billy" Williams always had an affinity for animals. So, when he responded to job offer with the East India Company to work with logging elephants his family wasn't surprised, though worried that he had already come back from World War I in one piece, would he be so lucky with India? Not only did he find his calling with the elephants in India, Billy and his elephants became war heroes. At the onset of World War II, Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving ...
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"J.H. "Billy" Williams always had an affinity for animals. So, when he responded to job offer with the East India Company to work with logging elephants his family wasn't surprised, though worried that he had already come back from World War I in one piece, would he be so lucky with India? Not only did he find his calling with the elephants in India, Billy and his elephants became war heroes. At the onset of World War II, Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own "Hannibal Trek." Billy Williams became a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them, but his story has since been forgotten. Part biography, part war story, and part wildlife adventure, Croke delivers an utterly charming narrative and an important, little-known piece of the legacy of World War II"--
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Learn so much more about the complex, awesome elephants and a neat look into historical colonial England's values and customs. I appreciated also a look into WWII in the Pacific. The documentation is excellent as well. It is also published in large print which is a vacation for the eyes. EXCELLENT. Will be buying a copy to give as a gift.
Sarah E. B
Nov 20, 2015
An interesting story taking place in Indonesia
It is an autobiography of a young man leaving Wales, and going to a foreign country to work in the teak harvesting system that Great Britain had going on there. Teak is harvested mainly by the elephant herds. There was one great elephant that stood out in this man's experience. It is the story of that wonderful relationship.
