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Animals In Combat

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 228 pages. Animals in Combat' explores a brief history of military animalsthroughout t he ages, their different roles within this period, whatanimal warriors are use d for today and what future animals havein modern warfare.Supported by many co lor images, the respectiveservice each animals provides in times of war is bea utifullycovered by author Nigel Allsopp.During thousands of years of global wa rs animals have servedalongside man, so what makes animals useful in war? A do g'squalities of loyalty, intelligence and devotion are highly valued intheir role as pets, and these traits are also attractive to the armedforces.Equines such as horses, mules and donkeys, have literallycarried man on their backs a nd all his military supplies to boot. They have carried ammunition, medical equi pment and even ourwounded.Pigeons performed messenger missions in World War I? ?and II. Some 200,000 pigeons served the colors at this time andthey suffered huge losses. Coalition forces in Iraq used pigeonstoo, as chemical warfare det ectors.Today Military Working dogs are the predominate animal stillused in com bat, but marine mammals and equines still hold a position,with the latter havi ng a resurgence in Afghanistan. CoalitionSpecial Forces, including the US, Bri tish and Australian SpecialAir Services. Nº de ref. del artículo: 5662o

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