| A | B |
|---|
| Joey | war horse, red with white cross on forehead and white socks, bought to spite Farmer Eason |
| one minute past 10 | time the clock is stopped in the village hall |
| 3 guineas | how much Mr. Narracott pays for Joey |
| Captain James Nicholls | leads regiment, rides Joey, paints picture of Joey, dies in first battle |
| why father sold Joey | to pay the mortgage on farm |
| why Albert can't join Joey | he is 16, must be 17 to enlist |
| Corporal Samuel Perkins | ex-jockey, trainer of Joey, says Joey has some devil in him |
| France | where most of the book takes place |
| Britain is at war with... | Germany is at war with... |
| wounded soldiers being sent home | what the Calvary sees when they land in France |
| Topthorn | strong black horse, Joey's friend, ridden by Captain Jamie Stewart |
| Trooper Warren | assigned to care for Joey after Captain Nicholls is killed, good caregiver but bad rider, reads letters from Sally |
| barbed wire | this is used against the soldiers and horses, deadly and effective |
| the horses are used more for transportation than battle | what happens to the horses as the war progresses |
| World War II | the war described in the book |
| rain | makes things miserable, very hard on the horses |
| what happens to horses caught in barbed wire | they are executed |
| Regiment of the Lancers | German Calvary regiment |
| Hauptmann | officer in the Regiment of the Lancers, protests Calvary horses being used for transportation |
| Emile and her grandfather | own farm in France where Joey and Topthorn are treated well. |
| Heine | strong, paired with Topthorn in German artillery regiment |
| Coco | small and nasty, paired with Joey in German artillery regiment |
| Halflingers | small and cheerful ponies in the German artillery regiment |
| Christmas Day | when Emile recoves from pneumonia |
| crazy old Freidrich | the kindest soldier in regiment, wants to go home and be butcher, dies standing by horses in battle |
| no man's land | the area between two armies where no one goes, Joey finds himself here after battle where Topthorn and Freidrich die |
| who wins coin toss for what? | English soldier wins Joey and German soldier loses in this contest |
| any problem can be solved... | if people trust each other then... |
| white flags | soldiers wave as they approach Joey, sign of truce |
| Veterinary Core | Joey is brought here and reunited with Albert |
| David | Albert's friend who recognizes Joey, he is killed in war |
| Maisie Brown | Albert's girl back home who he marries, never gives Joey one of her pastries |
| Major Martin | the vet who advises putting Joey down |
| tetanus | the disease caused by rusty barbed wire that Joey almost dies of |
| Emile | dies at age 15, said she would die if horses didn't come back |
| Sergeant Thunder | takes up collection of 26 pounds that is not enough to buy Joey at auction |
| milk and gruel | all Joey can eat due to lockjaw when he has tetanus |
| one penny and keeping Emile's memory alive | price paid for Joey at end of book |
| butcher of Cambri | outbid by Emile's grandfather at auction |
| Farms for City Children | charity run by author of book |
| Michael Morpurgo | author of War Horse |
