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

In the chaotic last days of World War II, a small troop of American soldiers captures a German spy and learns that on a secret farm behind enemy lines, Hitler has stockpiled the world's finest purebred horses in order to breed the perfect military machine -- an equine master race. But with the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Letts, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria) > History > 20th century.
Podhajsky, Alois.
Reed, Charles Hancock, > 1900-1980.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Confiscations and contributions > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Czech Republic > HostouĊˆ.
Lipizzaner horse > Austria > History > 20th century.
Arabian horse > Poland > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Confiscations and contributions > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Austria.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Bombardment
  • 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
  • Machine versus horse
  • A horseless commander
  • America's fightin'est General
  • Two hands and a Purple Heart
  • 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
  • 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?