Dorothy Brooke and the fight to save Cairo's lost war horses /Grant Hayter-Menzies ; foreword by Monty Roberts ; introduction by Evelyn Webb-Carter.
Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
Dorothy Brooke and the fight to save Cairo's lost war horses /Grant Hayter-Menzies ; foreword by Monty Roberts ; introduction by Evelyn Webb-Carter. - Lincoln, NB : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue: Dorothy -- Dawn raiders -- Cupid -- Old Bill -- Old war horse fund -- Black Friday -- Adventure -- An end and a beginning -- Street of the English Lady -- Going home -- World War -- Their portion is gardens -- Epilogue: Brooke.
"A biography of Dorothy Brooke (1883-1955), who founded the Old War Horse Memorial Hospital in Cairo to rescue the horses left behind by British forces during the Great War."--Provided by publisher.
9781612349749
Brooke, Dorothy, 1884-1955.
Brooke, Geoffrey, 1884- --Family.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Cairo, Egypt)
War horses--History--Egypt--20th century.
War horses--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Animal rescue--History--Egypt--Cairo--20th century.
Generals' spouses--Great Britain--Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Cavalry operations.
Animal welfare--History--Egypt--20th century.
Electronic Books.
UE460 / .D676 2017
Dorothy Brooke and the fight to save Cairo's lost war horses /Grant Hayter-Menzies ; foreword by Monty Roberts ; introduction by Evelyn Webb-Carter. - Lincoln, NB : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue: Dorothy -- Dawn raiders -- Cupid -- Old Bill -- Old war horse fund -- Black Friday -- Adventure -- An end and a beginning -- Street of the English Lady -- Going home -- World War -- Their portion is gardens -- Epilogue: Brooke.
"A biography of Dorothy Brooke (1883-1955), who founded the Old War Horse Memorial Hospital in Cairo to rescue the horses left behind by British forces during the Great War."--Provided by publisher.
9781612349749
Brooke, Dorothy, 1884-1955.
Brooke, Geoffrey, 1884- --Family.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Cairo, Egypt)
War horses--History--Egypt--20th century.
War horses--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Animal rescue--History--Egypt--Cairo--20th century.
Generals' spouses--Great Britain--Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Cavalry operations.
Animal welfare--History--Egypt--20th century.
Electronic Books.
UE460 / .D676 2017