Animal Heroes

Animal Heroes; War Stories,NONFICTION - JUVENILE: Biography, Autobiography & History:written by Jane Bingham.
There have been many animals used in fighting wars for thousands of years. Elephants, horses, rats, dogs,pigs, pigeons, camels and even glow worms are among the heroes.
Most recent are the bomb sniffing dogs used to detect  explosives in Afghanistan.
Dolphins have been trained to detect mines at sea.
During World War 1 people gave up their horses to help the soldiers and in World War 2 families gave their dogs.