03368cam a2200493 i 4500 614352973 TxAuBib 20221221120000.0 160627s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016010501 9780345544827 alk. paper 034554482X alk. paper (OCoLC)952567026 TxAuBib rda Letts, Elizabeth,. The Perfect Horse : the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis / Elizabeth Letts. First edition. New York : Ballantine Books, [2016] xix, 369 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index. 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? 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 starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in imminent danger of being slaughtered for food. With only hours to spare, one of the U.S. Army's last great cavalrymen, Colonel Hank Reed, makes a bold decision, with General George Patton's blessing, to mount a covert rescue operation. 20221221. 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 Hostouň. 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. Austria. Czech Republic Hostouň. Germany. Poland. United States. History. Letts, Elizabeth., First edition.