Ghost riders : when US and German soldiers fought together to save the world's most beautiful horses in the last days of World War II
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Published
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2018.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
940.5421 FELTO
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940.5421 FELTO
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Central - Adult Nonfiction | 940.5421 FELTO | Available |
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Published
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
vii, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"October 2018"--Title page verso.
General Note
Originally published with subtitle: Operation Cowboy, the World War Two mission to save the world's finest horses. London : Icon Books, 2018.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index.
Description
"As the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sends an American intelligence officer an unusual report about a POW camp soon to be overrun by the Soviets. Locked up, the report says, are over a thousand horses, including the entire herd of white Lipizzaners from Vienna's Spanish Riding School, as well as Europe's finest Arabian stallions--stolen to create an equine "master race." The horses are worth millions and, if the starving Red Army reaches the stables first, they will kill the horses for rations. The Americans, under the command of General George Patton, whose love of horses was legendary, decide to help the Germans save the majestic creatures. "--Jacket
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LC Subjects
Arabian horse -- Poland -- History -- 20th century.
Lipizzaner horse -- Austria -- History -- 20th century.
Podhajsky, Alois.
Reed, Charles Hancock, -- 1900-1980.
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria) -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Czech Republic -- Hostouň.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- United States.
Lipizzaner horse -- Austria -- History -- 20th century.
Podhajsky, Alois.
Reed, Charles Hancock, -- 1900-1980.
Spanische Reitschule (Vienna, Austria) -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Cavalry Regiment, Mechanized, 2nd -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Czech Republic -- Hostouň.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Felton, M. (2018). Ghost riders: when US and German soldiers fought together to save the world's most beautiful horses in the last days of World War II (First U.S. edition.). Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Felton, Mark, 1974-. 2018. Ghost Riders: When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II. Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Felton, Mark, 1974-. Ghost Riders: When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II Da Capo Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Felton, Mark. Ghost Riders: When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II First U.S. edition., Da Capo Press, 2018.
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