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The Second World War allowed for the utilisation of an unprecedented number of dogs for military duties. Civilians donated their canine pets for military training and employment. In the first comprehensive scholarly account of the employment of British military dogs in the Second World War, Kimberly Brice O'Donnell traces the history of the British military dog. AUTHOR: Kimberly Brice O'Donnell is a military historian specialising in the employment of dogs by the British Armed Forces in the twentieth century. O'Donnell earned her doctorate in History from King's College London in 2017. She has written for the National Archives and 10 Downing Street History of Government online publication and has appeared on BBC Radio. 32 b/w photographs, 4 tables

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Kimberly Brice O'Donnell, a specialist in the use of dogs by the British Armed Forces, has completed an almost definitive study here. * VaeVictis 07/05/2019 *

Every now and again, we receive a book that we just can't wait to read. This is one of those. [...] A unique and interesting title and not what you might expect from an academic text. * Britain at War 24/05/2019 * Kimberly Brice O'Donnell, a specialist in the use of dogs by the British Armed Forces, has completed an almost definitive study here. * VaeVictis 07/05/2019 *

Every now and again, we receive a book that we just can't wait to read. This is one of those. [...] A unique and interesting title and not what you might expect from an academic text. * Britain at War 24/05/2019 * Kimberly Brice O'Donnell, a specialist in the use of dogs by the British Armed Forces, has completed an almost definitive study here. * VaeVictis 07/05/2019 * For the first time, the author has documented the use of military dogs in the British Army in this thorough research. * Pallasch Magazine 17/07/2019 *

Every now and again, we receive a book that we just can't wait to read. This is one of those. [...] A unique and interesting title and not what you might expect from an academic text. * Key Publishing Ltd 24/05/2019 * Kimberly Brice O'Donnell, a specialist in the use of dogs by the British Armed Forces, has completed an almost definitive study here. * VaeVictis 07/05/2019 *

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Kimberly Brice O’Donnell is a military historian specialising in the employment of dogs by the British Armed Forces in the twentieth century. O’Donnell earned her doctorate in History from King’s College London in 2017. She has written for the National Archives and 10 Downing Street History of Government online publication and has appeared on BBC Radio.

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