The Perfect Horse
The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xix, 369 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
"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,"--NoveList.
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?
Subjects:
Podhajsky, Alois.
Reed, Charles Hancock, 1900-1980.
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria) -- History -- 20th century.
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 -- Hostou.
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.
Podhajsky, Alois.
Reed, Charles Hancock, 1900-1980.
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria) -- History -- 20th century.
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 -- Hostou.
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.
ISBN:
9780345544803
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-350) and index.