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Название: Murphy the Hero Donkey: A true WW1 story

Автор: Isabel George

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Биографии и Мемуары

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isbn: 9780007584352

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      Murphy the Hero Donkey

      A true WWI story

      Isabel George

       Copyright

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Prologue

       Every man – and donkey – for himself

       ‘Stretcher-bearer!’

       Murphy’s war

      

       Brave warriors … and their donkey

      

       Into the valley of the shadow of death

      

       Tuesday, 18 May 1915

      

       Wednesday, 19 May 1915

      

       Murphy works on

      

       Moving out …

      

       Murphy enters the history books

      

       About the Author

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       About the Publisher

       Prologue

       He was a small grey donkey who, in April 1915, happened to be in the wrong place in wartime. But when Murphy was given the job of carrying wounded soldiers from the craggy battlefield of Gallipoli, he not only saved countless lives, he also became a decorated Australian war hero.

       Every man – and donkey – for himself

      Standing muzzle to tail, the donkeys nudged into each other’s dusty bodies as the seawater slopped against the creaking boat. More accustomed to hoofing through the hot Greek earth, the huddled beasts swayed stoically against the swell. There had been some nervous braying when the cramped vessel sailed away from the island of Lemnos, but at least this time none of the animals had panicked and leaped overboard, as sometimes happened. The donkey drivers could put up with their charges’ mournful call, but not the feeling of helplessness when they could only stand by and watch one of the frightened creatures splutter and gasp as the water claimed them. It seemed an unfair end, especially as the donkeys had made the job of rounding them up so СКАЧАТЬ