Wojtek the Bear

Name: Wojtek the Bear
Brand: Birlinn General
SKU: 9781843410652
Price: 1600 KES
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ISBN: 9781843410652

by Aileen Orr

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1843410656

ISBN-13 9781843410652

Publisher Birlinn General

Imprint Birlinn Ltd

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 1st, 2014

Print length 224 Pages

Weight 206 grams

Dimensions 19.80 x 13.10 x 1.70 cms

Product Classification: Poland c 1940 to c 1949 c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period)20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 History: specific events & topics Second World War Land forces and warfare Land forces & warfare Military institutions Memorials & rolls of honour History History: specific events and topics Second World War

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New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland

This is the inspiring and charming true story of one of the Second World War''s most unusual combatants - a 500-pound cigarettesmoking, beer-drinking brown bear. Originally adopted as a mascot by the Polish Army in Iran, Wojtek soon took on a more practical role, carrying heavy mortar rounds for the troops and going on to play his part as a fully enlisted ''soldier'' with his own rank and number during the Italian campaign.After the war, Wojtek, along with some of his Polish compatriots from II Corps, came to Berwickshire, where he became a significant member of the local community before subsequently moving to Edinburgh Zoo. Wojtek''s retirement was far from quiet: a potent symbol of freedom and solidarity for Poles around the world, he attracted a huge amount of media interest that shows no sign of abating almost 60 years after his death.

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