"Discover how pigeons were trained for use in World Wars I and II. Learn about some of their most daring flights, and find out what other ways pigeons and humans work together.".
In graphic novel format, this book introduces readers to the historical climate of the 1900s and World War I, background on Cher Ami, a chronology of Cher Ami's mission, and how that mission influenced history.
Provides an illustrated account of the true adventures of Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon that helped rescue a lost battalion of American soldiers during World War I.
First-person accounts and Marine Corps documents help explain how code talkers created a unique code within a code which became one of the Marine Corps' most powerful tools during World War II.