Originally published in 1934 as My Horse Warrior, this edition is introduced by Jack Seely's grandson Brough Scott, and includes the original illustrations which equine and war artist Sir Alfred Munnings drew especially for Jack Seely both during the war and at home afterwards. The book tells the whole history of Warrior, his life from his birth on the Isle of Wight to his amazing feats as a famous war horse and how a combination of both the horse's extraordinary character and some unbelievable twists of fate, helped him survive a war which claimed the lives of eight million horses. The War Horses: The Tragic Fate of a Million Horses in the First World War Simon Butler 40 Hardcover 15 offers from 15.70 Product details Language : English ISBN-10 : 1908216107 ISBN-13 : 978-1908216106 Item weight : 400 g Dimensions : 21.34 x 15.49 x 1. Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse: 9781908216106: Books - Amazon.ca. My mother used to tell me about him even before I read the book. But Warrior, the general’s ally, is a story of astonishing wondrous fact. Joey, the farm boy’s horse who is the affecting star of War Horse has become one of the best loved animals in fiction. ![]() No horse and rider can ever have been through such a. But in the book it is always the horse not the man who is the hero. Comanche heralded as the only survivor in. ![]() They both survived five years of bombs and bullets to lead a cavalry charge in 1918 before returning home where they rode on together until 1938. The book tells the whole history of Warrior, his life from his birth on the Isle of Wight to his amazing feats as a famous war horse and how a combination of both the horses extraordinary character and some unbelievable twists of fate, helped him survive a war which claimed the lives of eight million horses. From the cover: Warrior is the true account of a remarkable horse told by his owner General Jack Seely. Top 10 Strong Horse Names Bucephalus famous mount of Alexander the Great and one of the most famous war horses. The true equine hero of 1914-1918 was Warrior." -Sunday Times Unlike the book and film War Horse, Warrior is the extraordinary true tale of the thoroughbred horse Winston Churchill's great heroic friend, Jack Seely, took to France in 1914. "The star of Spielberg's film is fictional.
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