The perfect horse : the daring rescue of horses kidnapped during World War II

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"When a small troop of American soldiers capture a German spy during World War II, they uncover an unexpected secret: Hitler has kidnapped the world's finest purebred horses and hidden them in a secret Czech breeding farm. But starving Russian troops are drawn closer, and the horses face the danger of being slaughtered for food. There is little time to spare, and Colonel Hank Reed and his soldiers must cross enemy lines to heroically save some of...

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ISBN:

9780525644774

Edition:

First Yearling edition

Description:

xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Notes:

"Adapted for young readers"--Cover
"This work is based on The perfect horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis, copyright ©2016 by Elizabeth Letts, published in hardcover by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York in 2016"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index

Contents:

Part One. The Europeans. An unlikely Olympian ; The master of all horses ; The Polish prince ; Rau's dominion ; The Spanish Riding School of Vienna ; The hidden stud farm ; Podhajsky's choice ; Horses in peril ; The escape
Part Two. The Americans. Machine versus horse ; A horseless commander ; America's fightin'est General ; Two hands and a Purple Heart
Part Three. The mission. Armies closing in ; The photographs ; The plan ; Dressed up as a plenipotentiary ; Change of heart ; Lessing takes charge ; The tanks are coming ; The fallen ; The Americans ; The generals ; The craziest caravan in the world ; The Lipizzaner farewell
Part Four. Homecoming. The super horses are ours ; Departure! ; The riderless horse ; The victory parade ; Finding a home ; The war orphans ; The auction ; The widow's rose ; The birthday party ; A mighty good American ; The veterans ; The Spanish Riding School today
Epilogue. What became of them? Europeans
The Americans
The mission
Homecoming

LCCN:

2017060606

Control Number:

2885297

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