"Elephant Compay: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II" by Vicki Constantine Croke *****

• Non-Fiction
• Originally published in 2014
• US author
• Quotes:
• p.70..."There are ways of knowing things quite certainly but not by reason,.....and in the East both the wise and the simple accept this."
• p.257..."The more I saw of men....the better I liked my elephants."....James Howard "Billy" Williams
• Story of James Howard "Billy" Williams, employed by the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation in 1920 to be an elephant trainer for harvesting of teak
• Review:   Absolutely fascinating piece of history!  The book reads like fiction, but it is true.  Anyone who likes history and/or animals will love this story of a man and elephants, and their shared values of loyalty and courage.