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The beloved, mistreated and traumatised dogs of war

Clare and Christy Campbell tell the heart-rending story of the heroic war dogs who sacrificed their lives (usually pointlessly) for their country

26 September 2015

8:00 AM

26 September 2015

8:00 AM

Dogs of Courage: When Britain’s Pets Went to War Clare Campbell and Christy Campbell

Corsiar, pp.367, £14.99, ISBN: 9781472115669

If you love dogs and or live with one — I declare an interest on both counts — there is enough here about what the authors too often call ‘doggies’ to keep you interested. But what I liked about this book, despite its trickle of cute language, is that the title exactly tells the story.

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Available from the Spectator Bookshop, £12.99 Tel: 08430 600033. Jonathan Mirsky is a historian of China and a former East Asia editor of the Times.

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