Animal Heroes of the Great War by Ernest Baynes read by Various Part 1/2 | Full Audio Book

Animal Heroes of the Great War by Ernest Baynes (1868 - 1925)
Genre(s): Animals

Read by: Marie Christian, Bruce McCready, bridgerecording, Dodi, April6090, askjessica, Tom Merritt, Aurorabiggs, roselbex, mleigh, Lynne T, Christine Rottger in English

Parts:
Part 2 https://youtu.be/IYUMs37yH7k

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Mascots
00:28:00 - 02 - Horses
00:50:17 - 03 - The Fighting Horse
01:17:56 - 04 - Italy's Remounts
01:26:59 - 05 - Algerian Spahis
01:35:27 - 06 - Work and Play
01:47:02 - 07 - Allenly's Transport Camels
02:44:32 - 08 - The Fast Riding Camels
02:53:24 - 09 - Mules
03:22:19 - 10 - Donkeys
03:30:24 - 11 - Oxen
03:37:44 - 12 - Dogs
03:41:23 - 13 - French War Dogs
03:54:09 - 14 - Sentry Dogs
04:17:40 - 15 - British War Dogs
04:32:16 - 16 - Messenger Dogs
04:46:43 - 17 - French Messenger Dogs
05:05:39 - 18 - Italian War Dogs
05:10:19 - 19 - Belgian War Dogs
05:17:38 - 20 - Guarding War Prisoners
05:22:08 - 21 - The War Blind in France
05:29:57 - 22 - Pigeons
06:22:51 - 23 - Animals and Chemical Warfare
06:39:30 - 24 - American Army Veterinary Service

This book is written by a man who loved to be around animals & birds, treating them as his friends. Published articles by him had people of his time believing him to be a wildlife showman. Once passed his ashes were scattered on Croydon Mountain near his home, which event is commemorated on a local monument inscribed: Here were scattered the ashes of Ernest Harold Baynes, lover of animals and men, and loved of them. - Summary by adr6090

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