UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS
The United Nations does not possess an army of its own. In times of conflict, various countries contribute troops from their armies to act as peacekeepers on behalf of the UN. These troops wear a sky-blue beret with the UN insignia, and are often called ‘Blue Berets’. UN peacekeepers’ vehicles and aircraft are usually painted all white, emblazoned with ‘UN’ in large letters.
GLOBAL RAPID REACTION RESPONDERS (GRRR)
The Global Rapid Reaction Responders, a UN Special Forces unit, is an invention of the author. The UN does not have a Special Forces unit – yet.
CUBAN PRISONS
The two Havana prisons in this book, the Sereno and Separaro, are fictitious, but they, and their conditions, are based on real Cuban prisons.
PIRACY IN THE CARIBBEAN
Pirates were active in the Caribbean from the 1500s to the 1830s, with the ‘golden age’ occuring between 1660 and 1726. Thousands of pirates, mostly British and French, captured or sank hundreds of vessels – initially Spanish treasure galleons but later any ship they could find. Pirates controlled several Caribbean ports, including Nassau in the Bahamas, and even operated out of New Orleans and ports in North Carolina in America. Pirates were usually regular seamen who turned to crime, or ‘privateers’ encouraged by their home governments to plunder foreign cargo ships during times of war. Some of the most famous pirate leaders were Blackbeard and Captain Morgan, and there were even several well-known female pirates. Eventually, to combat piracy, Britain, France and the United States stationed fleets of warships in the Caribbean. Most pirates had short careers, being caught and executed or killed at the hands of rivals. The skull-and-crossbones flag associated with pirates was indeed created by one Caribbean pirate captain.
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About the Author
Stephen Dando-Collins is the award-winning author of close to forty books, many of which have been translated into numerous languages. Most of Stephen’s books are about military history and include subjects such as ancient Rome, the American West, colonial Australia, the First World War and the Second World War. Pasteur’s Gambit was shortlisted for the science prize in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and won the Queensland Premier’s Science Award. Crack Hardy, his most personal history, received wide acclaim. He has also written several titles for children and teenagers, including Chance in a Million, the Caesar the War Dog series and Tank Boys. Stephen and his wife, Louise, live and write in a former nunnery in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley.
For more on other books by Stephen Dando-Collins, including books about Australian, American, British and ancient Roman and Greek military history, go to www.stephendandocollins.com
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Caesar the War Dog: Operation Black Shark
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Author: Dando-Collins, Stephen
Title: Caesar the war dog: operation black shark/Stephen Dando-Collins
ISBN: 978 0 85798 864 5 (ebook)
Series: Caesar the war dog; 5
Target audience: For primary school age.
Subjects: Dogs – Juvenile fiction.
Detector dogs – Juvenile fiction.
Pirates – Juvenile fiction.
Dewey number: A823.3
Cover images: dog © Ruth O’Leary/ruthlessphotos.com;
cruise ship © mariakraynova/Shutterstock;
special ops officer © Oleg Zabielin/Shutterstock
Cover design by Astred Hicks, designcherry
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