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
by Mark Felton
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"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 show more 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 show lessTags
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An overview of the operation to “rescue” the lippizaner stallions from the possible depredations of the red army during World War Two. It is well researched and thorough, but, oddly, felt lacking in the area of horse focus. I wanted more on the horses, their history, their daily lives and experiences, as it related to the rescue. Still, an interesting read
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Mark Felton is a much published author and leading authority on Nazi and Japanese oppression. After a long spell teaching in universities in Shanghai, Mark has ventured to the UK and lives in Norwich.
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- Important places
- Spanish Riding School in Vienna
- Dedication
- To Fang Fang
With love
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- 978,532
- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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- ASINs
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