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Author:

Letts, Elizabeth.

Title:

The perfect horse : the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis / Elizabeth Letts.

Edition:

First large print edition.

Publisher:

Random House Large Print

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

598 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the riveting true story of the valiant rescue of priceless pedigree horses in the last days of World War II. As the Russians closed in on Hitler from the east and the Allies attacked from the west, American soldiers discovered a secret Nazi effort to engineer a master race of the finest purebred horses. With the support of U.S. general George S. Patton, a passionate equestrian, the Americans planned an audacious mission to kidnap these beautiful animals and smuggle them into safe territoryassisted by a daring Austrian colonel who was both a former Olympian and a trainer of the famous Lipizzaner stallions. --Publisher.

ISBN:

1524709301 (Large print : pbk.)
9781524709303 (Large print : pbk.)

Locations:

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

MWPB943 -- Dayton Public Library (Dayton)

BLPC611 -- Earlham Public Library (Earlham)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

WWPC305 -- Milford Memorial Library (Milford)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)

MSPA553 -- Wesley Public Library (Wesley)