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THE PERFECT HORSE: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
by Letts, Elizabeth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0345544803
- ISBN 13
- 9780345544803
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Ballantine Books, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 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 white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm behind enemy lines. Hitler has stockpiled the world's finest purebreds 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. Racing against time, Reed's small but determined force of soldiers, aided by several turncoat Germans, steals across enemy lines in a last-ditch effort to save the horses. Pulling together this multistranded story, Elizabeth Letts introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters: Alois Podhajsky, director of the famed Spanish Riding School of Vienna, a former Olympic medalist who is forced to flee the bomb-ravaged Austrian capital with his entire stable in tow; Gustav Rau, Hitler's imperious chief of horse breeding, a proponent of eugenics who dreams of genetically engineering the perfect warhorse for Germany; and Tom Stewart, a senator's son who makes a daring moonlight ride on a white stallion to secure the farm's surrender.A compelling account for animal lovers and World War II buffs alike, The Perfect Horse tells for the first time the full story of these events. Elizabeth Letts's exhilarating tale of behind-enemy-lines adventure, courage, and sacrifice brings to life one of the most inspiring chapters in the annals of human valor. Winner of the PEN Award for Research Nonfiction, Fine, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust cover. [Not remainder-mared or price-clipped] BUND
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024932
- Title
- THE PERFECT HORSE: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
- Author
- Letts, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0345544803
- ISBN 13
- 9780345544803
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 400
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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