Australia was one of many countries during WWI that used animals to aid its fight against its enemies. In fact, both Axis and Allies used millions of various types in places as remote as the shores of Gallipoli, the sands of Beersheba, the rain and mud fronts of France, and the arctic Alps. These animals, Australia’s four-legged diggers, had no choice in if or where they served, and many thousands gave the ultimate sacrifice. Sadly one thing they had in common, whether a Waler horse or a carrier pigeon, was that all but a few never returned home. This book tells the untold history of Australia’s animal warriors 100 years ago, their continued use in warfare in present day operations, and the fight to get their deeds officially recognised; a struggle that still goes on today.
