Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II Free Audiobook Download by Vicki Croke


This audiobook tells the true story of an American pilot named Joe T. and his journey to England during World War II. When he receives a call from the British military asking for volunteers, he agrees to help. He travels across the English Channel in a small boat with a captured Nazi submarine which had been used in World War I. Eventually, their submarine is sunk by the British navy, but they manage to capture one of Hitler's U-Boats before it did as well. The story then goes back in time through several months of Joe T.'s life up until that point, as well as more recent events such as how Joe T. manages his Elephant Company petting zoo to raise awareness about endangered animals and educate people about elephants' intelligence

In the early stages of World War II, Japan had set up a mock-up of a city in India that was filled with thousands of dummies inside it. The purpose was to act as bait for allied planes and prevent them from dropping bombs on the actual city where Japanese troops were hiding. In order to make this work, the Japanese constructed a secret airfield outside of the city where they would hide their bombers in broad daylight. As luck would have it, on April 12th, 1944, there was an Allied reconnaissance mission that spotted an elephant on a nearby road. An elephant? You read correctly! It's not like American or British pilots always saw elephants at that time in history either. Upon realizing what they were seeing, they decided to

Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II is a book written by Vicki Croke that tells the story of how Prince Nawab Ali Saheb, known as "the Elephant Company," helped save British soldiers during World War II. The story starts with a young prince who decides to use his life savings to purchase a herd of elephants. He becomes an unlikely hero who saves lives and helps his country's war effort through the power of these animals.

This is a detailed account of how two Irish elephants, Owen and Katy, helped save hundreds of lives in World War II. Their story starts with them being captured in the wild and being brought to the British war office while they were still babies. They were later kept in captivity but eventually found their way back to the wild where they continued to help people despite being treated poorly.

Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II is the true story of a real-life hero. This book explores how an unlikely team of animals helped save lives during World War II.

In the early days of World War II, the British were greatly outnumbered by their German enemies, who had a much more extensive network of spies and saboteurs. In order to counter this threat, Winston Churchill commissioned a group of specially trained secret agents known as the Special Operations Executive (SOE) to help neutralize German spies in Britain. One such agent was Major John Dickinson from New Zealand, who became known as "the man with the magic touch."

Published Date 2014-09-26
Duration 9 hours 45 minutes
Author Vicki Croke
Narrated Simon Prebble
Reviews
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Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Biography & Memoir
Parent Category History & Culture, Military

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