The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

by Elizabeth Letts

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II

WINNER OF THE PEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH NONFICTION

In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of battle-weary American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing find--his briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034554482X
• ISBN13: 9780345544827
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

The fight to save a breed of horse that had been around since Charles VI

The Spanish Riding School in Vinena had withstood many hardships until WW2 came along. This story will walk you through all the hardships that had to be indured to save The most beautiful horse. Very well written.