Authors: Rebecca Frankel
War Dogs (33 page)
Marine Lance Corporal Joshua Ashley takes a knee with MWD Sirius during a nighttime training exercise at YPG in March 2012.
Combat Tracker dog Lexâwho loves attentionâenjoys some free time with his handler, Marine Lance Corporal John Peeler.
About the Author
Rebecca Frankel has been writing about war dogs since 2010 in her Friday column called “Rebecca's War Dog of the Week.” Her photo essay “War Dog” is one of the most-viewed pieces in
Foreign Policy
's history. Her work has appeared in
The Atlantic, National Geographic,
and elsewhere. She has been a commentator on
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
and MSNBC, among others. She is currently senior editor, special projects, at
Foreign Policy
magazine. A Connecticut native, Frankel lives in Washington, DC.
Visit the author at
www.Rebecca-Frankel.com
Facebook: Rebecca's War Dog of the Week
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WAR DOGS
. Copyright © Rebecca Frankel, 2014. All rights reserved. For information, address Palgrave Macmillan Trade, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Jacket design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein
Jacket photograph © Stephenie Wade/U.S. Air Force
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Frankel, Rebecca.
War dogs : tales of canine heroism, history, and love / Rebecca Frankel ; foreword by Thomas E. Ricks.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-137-27968-2 (hardback)
1. DogsâWar useâUnited States. 2. DogsâTraining. 3. DogsâWar useâHistory. I. Title.
UH100.F83 2014
355.4'24âdc23
2014004874
e-ISBN 9781137456618
First Edition: October 2014
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