Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. In the chaotic last days of the war a small. Highlighting bravery in the face of incredible odds, this tale will shed light on a little-known piece of our past and speak to history fans and animal lovers of every age. The Perfect Horse - The Daring Mission to Rescue Priceless Stallions from the Nazis. In this thrilling young readers' edition of her New York Times bestselling book, Elizabeth Letts details the terrifying truth of Hitler's eugenics program during World War II and shares the story of the courageous American troop dedicated to stopping it. Best-selling author Elizabeth Letts combines her passion for horses together with her deep respect for military veterans in an engrossing tale that includes such disparate dramatic elements. With little time to spare, Colonel Hank Reed and his soldiers cross enemy lines to heroically save some of the world's most treasured animals. But starving Russian troops are drawing closer, and the horses face the danger of being slaughtered for food. In The Perfect Horse we see how ideas developed to improve animal breeding contributed to the pseudoscience of eugenicsan early 20th century movement to improve the human race that eventually contributed to the Nazi philosophy of racial purity. When a small troop of American soldiers capture a German spy, they uncover an unexpected secret- Hitler has kidnapped the world's finest purebred horses and hidden them in a secret Czechoslovakian breeding farm.
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