b'THE SOLDIER THAT WAGGED HER TAIL after the war. They arrived, unceremoniously in his mail-By Dolores N. Morris box, one day.Published by KCM Publishing, 2015 Of all the books Ive read about dogs and their humansBOOK REVIEW BY ANNA COOKE overtheyears,thisstorywillremainwithmeforever.Thank you for your service, Sergeant William A. Morris, Jr.This little book has a big story to tell, and it may be the beststory of World War II. Trixie is a Terrier mix that William Dolores N. Morris, daughter ofA. Morris, Jr. found while stationed in England, just before Sergeant William A. Morris, Jr., D-Day. Sergeant Morris served is a sixth generation Staten Islandintheall-black369thCoast native. She is widely recognizedArtilleryRegimentandthe for her work in television with4251stTruckingCompany Childrens Television Workshop,during the war. He knew that ABC Television, Walt Disneytheyhadbeentrainingfor Television and HBO. Her career somethingbig,butdidnt has spanned 30 years of produc-knowwhatuntilthegang ing award-winning family andplankdooroftheLST childrens programming. slammed down into the waterand the Channel immediatelyrushed in towards their jeeps.DOGS Working Origins And Traditional TasksThe water was red; red with blood," recalled Morris. By Mike LoadesOh my God. What I saw is not something any human Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2021should ever see.BOOK REVIEW BY ANNA COOKEAs the water continued to rise up to his neck, Trixiefloated by. He thanked God that he had put a makeshift The book is a veritable ency-harness on her, and had her securely tethered inside the jeep. clopedia about dogs and theirJune 6, 1944. Omaha Beach. Normandy. D-Day. Trixie working origins with firsthandremained by the Sergeants side throughout that horrible experiencesfromtheauthor.battle. The Sergeant and his men completed their orders, Loadestraveledtothemaking it to the top of the hill. Trixie was a constant com- Jordaniandesertwherehepanion to the Sergeant, staying by his side even into the shared the saddle of his camelBattleoftheBulge.Shesavedthelivesofseveralmen, withaSaluki.HemushesincludingMorrisandwasawardedanhonoraryPurple HuskiesinAlaskaandworksHeart in Germany after shrapnel hit her in the legs. with a Corgi, herding cattle inTrixie was a morale booster for the troops. When I Wales. Loades provides a richthink about it, Trixie was like our own USO, said Sergeant history on the breeds of work-Morris. Since the USO never visited the Black troops, I ing dogs alongside more thanthink most of us preferred our furry little soldier. No one 250 beautiful photographs.can know the comfort of that wet nose next to your face at Dog history and human history are inextricably inter-night as you faced war and possible death every day. twined. For those who care about the future of our dogs, itTrixie makes it home to New York with her Sergeant is a good idea to have a broader understanding of their past.Morris, although that trip was a harrowing experience aswell. She lived a wonderful life surrounded by family and Mike Loades is alots of love. military historianThis is the true story of a man and his dog. The author and a director/writer forincludes a fictitious dialogue from Trixie throughout the historical documen-story, but it brings context to the truth how war is hell. It taries.As a lifelong dogalso brings to light how the African American soldier, in enthusiast, this booksegregated units, fought and died on those battlefields provides a vehicle inandforthemostpart,theircontributionhasbeen which he blends hisoverlooked. love of them, with hisWilliam A. Morris medals were issued to him 40 years passion for history.64THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'