Rags, The Dog Who Went To War: The Extraordinary Biography of World War I's Most Famous War Dog & Decorated Veteran, (Paperback)

<p><strong>Discover the unforgettable, heart-wrenching true story of the ultimate four-legged hero of the Great War.</strong></p><p>In July 1918, Private James Donovan was lost in a blackout in Montmartre, dangerously close to being declared a deserter. Then, a shaggy little terrier nuzzled his leg. To dodge the Military Police, Donovan claimed the pup was a missing mascot named Rags.</p><p>It was a lie that altered history.</p><p>Rags didn't just join the First American Division-he went to war. On the front lines of World War I, this remarkable little dog learned to dodge machine-gun fire, survive parachute jumps from bursting spy balloons, and warn his doughboy companions of incoming shells long before human ears could detect them.</p><p>When the wires went dead during the apocalyptic Meuse-Argonne offensive, Rags became the ultimate lifeline. Badly wounded, partially blinded, and choked by poison gas, the tiny terrier limped through a hellish barrage to deliver a crucial message that saved a surrounded battalion.</p><p>But the war was only the beginning of Rags' extraordinary journey. When a devastating blast left both man and dog severely wounded, military regulations threatened to separate them. Refusing to let his beloved master go alone, Rags' doughboy comrades stepped in. In a series of daring, rule-breaking capers, the injured terrier was secretly smuggled onto military trains and hidden inside a duffel bag onto a transatlantic hospital ship-all to keep him right at the foot of Donovan's bed.</p><p>This sweeping biography follows Rags as he heals alongside wounded soldiers in America, navigates the deep emotional aftermath of the war, and rises to national fame as a cherished celebrity veteran and a living symbol of wartime resilience.</p><p><strong>Rags: The Dog Who Went to War</strong> tracks the epic journey of a fierce, tiny terrier who captured the hearts of a nation and proved that a dog's loyalty truly knows no bounds.</p><p></p>

• Rags, The Dog Who Went To War: The Extraordinary Biography of World War I's Most Famous War Dog & Decorated Veteran, (Paperback)
• Author: Jack Rohan
• ISBN: 9781807660536
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-14
• Page Count: 152