Barney: The Saga of a Paratrooper Dog in WWII - Paperback

by Elisabeth Gontier (Illustrator), Diane Condon-Boutier (Author)

Barney, the shepherd dog has a tough job to do. But first, he has to jump out of an airplane with a stick of British paratroopers into Nazi-held Normandy on June 6th, 1944! Yes, there were paratrooper dogs on D-Day. Barney's job is to assemble his eighteen soldiers and assist them in their mission to sabotage the Nazi response to Allied landings on the beach. Alone in enemy territory, Barney has to keep his senses sharp because danger lurks behind every hedgerow! The fourth story in the Tails of War collection, tells of one dog's unwavering resolve to help his human friends in spite of hidden explosives and enemy soldiers ready to take aim at man's best friend.