num_pages: 183
description: Chips, a husky-shepherd-collie mix is a curious and carefree dog until news arrives that Japanese warplanes have bombed Pearl Harbor. Suddenly, Chip's comfortable life and the lives of everyone he knows in his peaceful village are changed forever. Follow Chips as he is enlisted in "Dogs for Defense" and joins the first war dog detachment to be shipped overseas into some for the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. A fictional account based on the true-life adventures of the most highly decorated canine hero from World War II. Chips: A Hometown Hero is a timeless story about the importance of home, friendship, and loyalty during one of the most challenging times in America's history.
language: English
title: Chips: The War Dog
titlecomplete: Chips: The War Dog
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Hero Dog Publications