No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII
The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in war
Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: a World War II intern…
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