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The perfect horse : the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis / Elizabeth Letts.
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- ISBN: 9780345544803 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xix, 369 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 940.54213714 Let | 31681010023851 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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Traces Hitler's efforts to build a master race of the finest purebred horses and the heroic achievements of American soldiers to rescue imperiled stolen equines from a hidden Czechoslovakian farm during a 1945 battle between Third Reich and Allied forces. - Baker & Taylor
Traces the lesser-known efforts of Hitler to build a master race of the finest purebred horses and the heroic achievements of American soldiers to rescue imperiled stolen equines from a hidden Czechoslovakian farm during a 1945 battle between Third Reich and Allied forces. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion. - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â¢Â From the author of The Ride of Her Life and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the âwinningly readableâ (The Christian Science Monitor) true story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II.
âHard to put down . . . One need not be an equestrian or horse lover in order to appreciate this story.ââNew York Journal of Books
WINNER OF THE PEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH NONFICTION
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In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing findâhis briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm behind enemy lines. Hitler has stockpiled the worldâs finest purebreds in order to breed an equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in danger of being slaughtered for food.
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With hours to spare, one of the U.S. Armyâs last great cavalrymen, Colonel Hank Reed, makes a bold decisionâwith General George Pattonâs blessingâto mount a covert rescue operation. Racing against time, Reedâs determined force of soldiers, aided by several turncoat Germans, steals across enemy lines to save the horses.
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An exhilarating tale of adventure, courage, and sacrifice, The Perfect Horse brings to life one of the most inspiring chapters in the annals of human valor.
