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Author:

Letts, Elizabeth, author. 812201

Title:

The perfect horse : the daring rescue of horses kidnapped by Hitler / Elizabeth Letts.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Delacorte Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Subject:

Podhajsky, Alois.
Reed, Charles Hancock,--1900-1980.
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria)--History--20th century.
United States.--Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd--Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--Hostouň.--Hostouň.
Lipizzaner horse--Austria--History--20th century.
Arabian horse--Poland--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Germany.
World War, 1939-1945--Austria.

Notes:

"Adapted for young people." "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York in 2016."

Summary:

American soldiers, aided by an Austrian colonel who was both an Olympian and a trainer of Lipizzaners, attempt to kidnap horses that had been taken by Nazis "for the glorification of the Third Reich" and smuggle them to safety.-- Provided by Publsiher.

ISBN:

0525644768
9780525644767
0525644741
9780525644743

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1022077093

LCCN:

2017060606

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