war use

This book introduces war dogs that are trained on U.S. military bases to sniff out bombs, to alert their handlers to bombs, and to attack anyone who is harming their handlers.

This book introduces dolphins that are trained by the U.S. Navy to protect ocean and coastal waters, to find sea mines with echolocation, and to mark an enemy diver's location.

A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.

Explains the many ways that dogs are used in the military and how they are trained and cared for.

Newly arrived on the Western front and assigned as a medic, Rivera finds himself in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge, cut off behind enemy lines--and his only companion is a Nazi trained Doberman pinscher.

As American troops are being pulled out of Vietnam, young soldier Chuck goes AWOL when he learns that the Army intends to euthanize his companion, military working dog Ajax.

Certain that he is doing the right thing by donating his dog, Wolfie, to the Army's scout program in Vietnam, thirteen-year-old Mark begins to have second thoughts when the Army refuses to say when and if Wolfie will ever return.

Outlines the various ways dolphins are used by the U.S. military. Features full-color photographs throughout.

In 1944, Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened, and determined to get his dog back.