Judy, the Only Canine POW in World War II
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On todays show, our guest is Robert Weintraub, author of No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII (Little, Brown and Company, May 2015). This is the story of Judy, a pointer dog who was a Japanese POW. She befriended Frank Williams, a British POW, and the two cared for each other through the war and beyond. Music this hour: “Theme S” by Steve Combs andamp; Delta Is, from the album Themes (Vol. 1) “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within Who Let the Dogs Out? by Baha Men
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