The Story of the Great War, Volume 3 / History of the European War from Official Sources
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The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September 1939, four hundred thousand cats and dogs were massacred in Britain. The government, vets, and animal charities all advised against this killing. So why would thousands of British citizens line up to voluntarily euthanize household pets? In The Great Cat and Dog Massacre, Hilda Kean unearths the history, piecing together the compelling story of the life—and death—of Britain’s wartime animal companions. She explains that fear of imminent Nazi bombing and the desire to do something to prepare for war ...
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- The STORY OF THE GREAT WAR
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- LIST OF MAPS
- PART I—RUSSIAN AND TURKISH CAMPAIGN CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- PART II—JAPAN AND THE FAR EAST CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- PART III—THE WAR IN AFRICA CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- PART IV—THE WESTERN FRONT CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHAPTER XIX
- CHAPTER XX
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- CHAPTER XXIV
- CHAPTER XXV
- CHAPTER XXVI
- PART V—NAVAL OPERATIONS CHAPTER XXVII
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- CHAPTER XXIX
- CHAPTER XXX
- CHAPTER XXXI
- CHAPTER XXXII
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- PART VI—THE EASTERN FRONT—AUSTRO-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN CHAPTER XXXV
- CHAPTER XXXVI
- CHAPTER XXXVII
- CHAPTER XXXVIII
- CHAPTER XXXIX
- CHAPTER XL
- CHAPTER XLI
- CHAPTER XLII
- CHAPTER XLIII
- CHAPTER XLIV
- CHAPTER XLV
- CHAPTER XLVI
- CHAPTER XLVII
- PART VII—RUSSO-GERMAN CAMPAIGN CHAPTER XLVIII
- CHAPTER XLIX
- CHAPTER L
- CHAPTER LI
- CHAPTER LII
- CHAPTER LIII
- CHAPTER LIV
- CHAPTER LV
- CHAPTER LVI
- CHAPTER LVII
- CHAPTER LVIII
- CHAPTER LIX
- CHAPTER LX
- PART VIII—THE BALKANS CHAPTER LXI
- PART IX—ITALY ENTERS THE WAR CHAPTER LXII
- CHAPTER LXIII
- CHAPTER LXIV
- CHAPTER LXV
- CHAPTER LXVI
- CHAPTER LXVII
- CHAPTER LXVIII
- CHAPTER LXIX
- PART X—THE DARDANELLES AND TURKEY CHAPTER LXX
- CHAPTER LXXI
- CHAPTER LXXII
- CHAPTER LXXIII
- CHAPTER LXXIV
- CHAPTER LXXV
- CHAPTER LXXVI
- PART XI—THE WAR IN AFRICA CHAPTER LXXVII
- CHAPTER LXXVIII
- CHAPTER LXXIX
- PART XII—WAR IN ARABIA, MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT CHAPTER LXXX
- CHAPTER LXXXI
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