Great Cat and Dog Massacre - The Real Story of World War Two''s Unknown Tragedy

Previously published in hardback in 2017.

About the author

Hilda Kean is visiting professor at the University of Greenwich and an honorary senior research associate at University College London. She is the former Dean of Ruskin College, Oxford, where she taught history for many years. Her many books include Animal Rights: Political and Social Change in Britain since 1800 and London Stories: Personal Lives, Public Histories.

Summary

During WWII, four hundred thousand cats and dogs were euthanized in Britain. In The Great Cat and Dog Massacre, Hilda Kean unearths the history, piecing together the compelling story of the life—and death—of Britain’s wartime animal companions.

Product details

• Authors: Hilda Kean, Kean Hilda
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780226573946
• ISBN: 978-0-226-57394-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Animal lives; Animal Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PETS / Cats / General, European History, 20th Century, PETS / Dogs / General, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Second World War, Animals & society, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Dogs as pets, Cats as pets, General and world history, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Animals and society, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater