The perfect horse : the daring rescue of horses kidnapped by Hitler
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Letts, Elizabeth,
Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2019].
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First Delacorte Press edition.
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Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First Delacorte Press edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 253 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Level 8.2, 9 Points

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"Adapted for young people."
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"This work is based on The perfect horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis ... published in hardcover by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York in 2016"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.
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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Arabian horse -- Poland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Lipizzaner horse -- Austria -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Podhajsky, Alois -- Juvenile literature.
Reed, Charles Hancock, -- 1900-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Army. -- Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd -- History -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany -- Juvenile literature.