Bill The Bastard - Roland Perry

Roland Perry

Category: History

Narrator: David Tredinnick

Tags: History, Military

Bill the Bastard The Story of Australias Greatest War Horse By: Roland Perry Narrated by: David Tredinnick Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 01-06-2013 Language: English Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, Bill was massive. He had power, intelligence, and unmatched courage. In performance and character he stood above all the other 200,000 Australian horses sent to the Middle East in the Great War. But as war horses go he had one serious problem. No one could ride him but one man - Major Michael Shanahan. Some even thought Bill took a sneering pleasure in watching would-be riders hit the dust., Bill the Bastard is the remarkable tale of a bond between a determined trooper and his stoic but cantankerous mount. They fought together. They depended on each other for their survival. And when the chips were down, Bills heroic efforts and exceptional instincts in battle saved the lives of Shanahan and four of his men., By September 1918, Bill the Bastard was known