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Starred Review on April 1, 2014 | Science and Technology
In 1977, British military historian Windrow (series editor, Osprey Publishing; The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam) acquired a tawny owl, a raptor roughly the size of a bread loaf. It didn't work out; the bird, probably too old to adjust to his new life, escaped. Windrow was almost relieved, yet yearned to try again. The next year the author acquired a domestically bred hatchling, young enough...Log In or Sign Up to Read More