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The perfect horse : the daring rescue of horses kidnapped by Hitler  Cover Image Book Book

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

Letts, Elizabeth (author.).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 9780525644743 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0525644741 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Delacorte Press edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Adapted for young people."
"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."
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.
Subject: Podhajsky, Alois -- Juvenile literature
Reed, Charles Hancock -- 1900-1980 -- Juvenile literature
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
United States. -- Army. -- Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd -- History -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- United States -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Czech Republic -- Hostou¿ -- Juvenile literature
Lipizzaner horse -- Austria -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Arabian horse -- Poland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria -- Juvenile literature

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library J 940.54 LET (Text) DCL166340 Junior Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch J 940.54213 LET (Text) 33923006112514 Juvenile Non-fiction Volume hold Available -

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