Letts, Elizabeth,

The perfect horse : the daring rescue of horses kidnapped by Hitler / Elizabeth Letts. - First Delacorte Press edition. - xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

"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." "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."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.

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.--

ISBN: 0525644741 9780525644743

LCCN: 2017060606

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arabian horse
Lipizzaner horse
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54213714