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Dorothy Brooke and the fight to save Cairo's lost war horses / Grant Hayter-Menzies ; foreword by Monty Roberts ; introduction by Evelyn Webb-Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brooke, Dorothy, 1884-1955.
- Brooke, Dorothy.
- Brooke, Geoffrey, 1884---Family.
- Brooke, Geoffrey.
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Cairo, Egypt).
- War horses--Egypt--History--20th century.
- War horses.
- War horses--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Animal rescue--Egypt--Cairo--History--20th century.
- Animal rescue.
- Generals' spouses--Great Britain--Biography.
- Generals' spouses.
- World War, 1914-1918--Cavalry operations.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Animal welfare--Egypt--History--20th century.
- Animal welfare.
- History.
- Cairo (Egypt)--History--20th century.
- Cairo (Egypt).
- Egypt.
- Great Britain.
- Egypt--Cairo.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 199 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, NE : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- "A biography of Dorothy Brooke (1883-1955), who founded the Old War Horse Memorial Hospital in Cairo to rescue the horses left behind by British forces during the Great War."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Dorothy
- Dawn raiders
- Cupid
- Old Bill
- Old war horse fund
- Black Friday
- Adventure
- An end and a beginning
- Street of the English Lady
- Going home
- World War
- Their portion is gardens
- Epilogue: Brooke.
- Notes:
- Place of publication taken from publisher's website.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781612347691
- 161234769X
- OCLC:
- 983423926
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