Edition |
First Delacorte Press edition. |
Description |
xvii, 253 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
Note |
"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. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index. |
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. |
Contents |
The Europeans -- The Americans -- The mission -- Homecoming. |
Subject |
Podhajsky, Alois -- Juvenile literature.
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Reed, Charles Hancock, 1900-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Podhajsky, Alois.
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Reed, Charles Hancock, 1900-1980.
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United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany -- Juvenile literature.
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Lipizzaner horse -- Austria -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Arabian horse -- Poland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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Lipizzaner horse.
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Arabian horse.
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Horses.
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ISBN |
9780525644743 (hc) |
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0525644741 (hc) |
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9780525644767 (glb) |
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0525644768 (glb) |
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9780525644750 (ebk.) |
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