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[Elizabeth Letts] ✓ The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis (Random House Large Print) ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis (Random House Large Print) Extremely well researched, interesting H. Sapiens I really struggled with this book on two fronts 1) Incredible story / 2) bit disjointed writing at times. Overall, it is a fascinating story spanning decades with an impressive amount of research backing it up. The author does a good job of building up the backstory and approaches the story as a historical account, with included photographs, which I appreciate. In some places, she breaks from the story and gives long historical accounts splashed
| Title | : | The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis (Random House Large Print) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.32 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1524709301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
So why, in the midst of so much human suffering, did these men willingly risk their lives in this equine endeavor? The answers to this question lend Lett’s narrative its emotional power, and are just as relevant today as they were then. In The Perfect Horse, Elizabeth Letts sheds light on another of Hitler’s infamous heists, that of prized stallions from Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, and other parts of Europe, with the aim of employing eugenics to breed the consummate war horse (of course, of course). Whether you’re a history bu
Extremely well researched, interesting H. Sapiens I really struggled with this book on two fronts 1) Incredible story / 2) bit disjointed writing at times. Overall, it is a fascinating story spanning decades with an impressive amount of research backing it up. The author does a good job of building up the backstory and approaches the story as a historical account, with included photographs, which I appreciate. In some places, she breaks from the story and gives long historical accounts splashed in with some storytelling that seems flat. These instances for me were difficult to read. I keep flashing to the Cruelest Miles where Salisbury stays in the ta. "A Message from the Past which Restores our Hope for the Future" according to Jean Baldridge Yates. If you can picture a book which covers "two continents and more than eight decades", as author Elizabeth Letts puts it in her acknowledgements, you will begin to get an idea of how remarkable a story The Perfect Horse is.Letts weaves an intricate tapestry which eloquently tells the story of how the American military manages to rescue priceless horses from imminent death at the end of World War II. These horses include the extraordinary, balletic Lipizzaner, the breathtakingly beautiful Arabians, and the powerful, stocky Russian horses. All would have died if this daring mission had not occurred. Why wa. Almost Lisa said I have never cried so much over a book!. If you liked Unbroken, you will like The Perfect Horse. It is an historical tale that, as some others have mentioned, reads like a story. It is interesting and beautiful and horrible and exciting, and heartbreaking all at the same time. The author's writing is beautifully done and gives you a personal connection with the people and animals, so that you can't help but be moved by their stories. As an animal and horse lover, the horrors of the horses' fates in the war cut me to the quick. The imagery of the horses dying by bombs and exhaustion and slaughter for food was perfectly gutwrenching , and yet I
A competitive equestrian in her youth, Letts rode for California in the North American Junior Three-Day Eventing Championships. Elizabeth Letts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion as well as two novels, Quality of Care and Family Planning. She currently lives in Southern California.From the Hardcover edition.
With only hours to spare, one of the Army’s last great cavalrymen, American colonel Hank Reed, makes a bold decision—with General George Patton’s blessing—to mount a covert rescue operation. 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. The right director could make a Hollywood classic out of this fairy tale.”—TheChristian Science Monitor “Letts, a lifelong equestrienne, eloquently brings together the many facets of this unlikely, poignant story underscoring the love and respect of man for horses. Hitler has stockpiled the world’s finest purebreds in order to breed the perfect military machine—an equine master race. This is a riveting and unique perspective on World War II. History buffs and horse lovers will enjoy this amazing tale.”—Molly Guptill Manning, author of When Books Went to War “Passionately told and dazzling in scope, The Perfect Horse charges headlong into an unforgettable tale of World War II, when good men were given a final mission—to save beloved horses—at an hour when no one wanted to die. 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 horse
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