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

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by Letts, Elizabeth,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Physical details: xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm Subject(s): Arabian horse | Lipizzaner horse | World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Englewood School WWII 940.542 LET Available

"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.--