The Perfect Horse: The Daring Rescue of Horses Kidnapped During World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0525644741
- ISBN-13
- 9780525644743
- Series
- The Perfect Horse
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Author
- Elizabeth Letts
Description
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.
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