Elephant Company: the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II

Introduction

Map

Part One. The making of an elephant wallah. 1. The shoulders of a giant ; 2. Into the jungle ; 3. Meeting the boss

and the elephants ;

4. Initiation rites ; 5. How to read an elephant ; 6. The fairest tusker of them all ; 7. The burning boss ; 8. Sex, cricket, and blue cheese ; 9. School for men and elephants ; 10. Drunk on testosterone ; 11. Master class in trust and courage ; 12. The jungle family has no wife ; 13. "The murder of me" ; 14. Bandoola : hero or rogue? ; 15. A murder investigation ; 16. Rebels and reunions

Part Two. Love and elephants. 17. Tiger hour ; 18. The cannibal islands ; 19. Sunlight and shadow ; 20. Into the cauldron

Part Three. War elephants. 21. Fleeing Burma ; 22. No. 1 war elephant ; 23. The making of Elephant Bill ; 24. Elephant Company hits its stride ; 25. A crazy idea ; 26. The elephant stairway

Epilogue.