- Summary
- 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.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Letts, Elizabeth, author.
- Published
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
©2016
- Locale
- United States
Czech Republic
Hostouň
Austria
Poland
Germany
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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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?
- Notes
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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?
