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Bandoola : the great elephant rescue / by Grill, William,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)614170;
Includes bibliographical references.In this moving tale, join war veteran James Howard Williams as he encounters Bandoola, a working Asian elephant, and his keeper, Po Toke for the first time. Working together on a teak plantation, Williams and Bandoola develop a rare friendship, which even today set standards around elephant care and conservation.1000L
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Bandoola (Elephant); Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958; Asiatic elephant; Working elephants;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 20
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Elephant Company [sound recording] the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / by Croke, Vicki.(CARDINAL)330629; Prebble, Simon.nrt; Recorded Books, LLC.;
Narrated by Simon Prebble.The story of James Howard "Billy" Williams, whose uncanny rapport with elephants in 1920's Burma transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic World War II hero known as Elephant Bill.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Bandoola (Elephant); Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958.; Elephant Company (Great Britain); Animals in logging; Animals; Asiatic elephant; Working elephants; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / by Croke, Vicki,author.(CARDINAL)330629;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-328) and index."J.H. "Billy" Williams always had an affinity for animals. So, when he responded to job offer with the East India Company to work with logging elephants his family wasn't surprised, though worried that he had already come back from World War I in one piece, would he be so lucky with India? Not only did he find his calling with the elephants in India, Billy and his elephants became war heroes. At the onset of World War II, Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own "Hannibal Trek." Billy Williams became a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them, but his story has since been forgotten. Part biography, part war story, and part wildlife adventure, Croke delivers an utterly charming narrative and an important, little-known piece of the legacy of World War II"--Part One: The making of an elephant wallah. The shoulders of a giant ; Into the jungle ; Meeting the boss--and the elephants ; Initiation rites ; How to read an elephant ; The fairest tusker of them all ; The burning boss ; Sex, cricket, and blue cheese ; School for men and elephants ; Drunk on testosterone ; Master class in trust and courage ; The jungle family has no wife ; "The murder of me" ; Bandoola : hero or rogue? ; A murder investigation ; Rebels and reunions -- Part Two: Love and elephants. Tiger hour ; The cannibal islands ; Sunlight and shadow ; Into the cauldron -- Part Three: War elephants. Fleeing Burma ; No. 1 war elephant ; The making of Elephant Bill ; Elephant Company hits its stride ; A crazy idea ; The elephant stairway.
Subjects: Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958.; Bandoola (Elephant); Elephant Company (Great Britain); World War, 1939-1945; Animals in logging; Asiatic elephant; Working elephants; Animals;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 26
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Elephant company [large print] : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / by Croke, Vicki.(CARDINAL)330629;
Includes bibliographical references.Billy Williams came to Burma in 1920 fresh from service in World War I, as a "forest man" for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence, character, and even humor of the great animals who hauled logs through the jungles, he became a gifted "elephant wallah". When the Japanese invaded in 1942, Williams joined Force 136, the British dirty tricks department. His war elephants carried supplies, built bridges, and transported the sick and elderly. And when a price was put on his head, they set out on a Hollywood worthy escape.
Subjects: Large print books.; Autobiographies.; Williams, J. H. (James Howard), 1897-1958.; Bandoola (Elephant); Elephant Company (Great Britain); World War, 1939-1945; Animals in logging; Asiatic elephant; Working elephants; Animals;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 9
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Seven true elephant stories / by Williams, Barbara.(CARDINAL)504323; Maisto, Carol.(CARDINAL)838588;
Bibliography: page 83.About elephants.--The story of Jumbo.--The story of Toung Talong.--The story of Kari.--The story of Dzimbo.--The story of the would-be mother.--The story of Bandoola.--The story of Babe.
Subjects: Elephants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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