THE PERFECT HORSE: THE DARING RAID TO FREE THE NAZI’S EQUINE MASTER RACE

Book ID/图书代码： 01240016B88386

English Summary/英文概要： From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the riveting true story of the valiant rescue of priceless pedigree horses in the last days of World War II. As the Russians closed in on Hitler from the east and the Allies attacked from the west, American soldiers discovered a secret Nazi effort to engineer a master race of the finest purebred horses. With the support of U.S. general George S. Patton, a passionate equestrian, the Americans planned an audacious mission to kidnap these beautiful animals and smuggle them into safe territory—assisted by a daring Austrian colonel who was both a former Olympian and a trainer of the famous Lipizzaner stallions.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 由纽约时报畅销书《八十美元冠军》的作者所写，讲述了在二战最后几天勇敢拯救珍贵的纯种马的引人入胜的真实故事。当俄国从东边围困希特勒，协约国从西边攻打，美国士兵发现了纳粹秘密策划的最优秀的纯种马大师赛。在充满激情的骑手，美国乔治•S•巴顿将军的支持下，美国人大胆计划在曾是奥林匹克运动员和纯种利比扎马训练师的奥地利上校的帮助下，绑架这些美丽的动物并将其偷运到安全区域。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：Advance praise for The Perfect Horse
“[Elizabeth] Letts, a lifelong equestrienne, eloquently brings together the many facets of this unlikely, poignant story underscoring the love and respect of man for horses. . . . The author’s elegant narrative conveys how the love for these amazing creatures transcends national animosities.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Straight out of the cauldron of Nazi brutality and war, Elizabeth Letts weaves not just a page-turner but an achingly glorious story of grace and redemption. She embeds us with an international ensemble cast of battle-toughened soldiers. It is through their eyes, and through Letts’s nearly supernatural horse sense, that we fall in love with sensitive Lipizzaner and fine-boned Arabians—the rescued animals who inspired men to reclaim their humanity.”—Vicki Constantine Croke, author of Elephant Company

“In the early years of World War II, the finest purebred horses in Nazi-occupied Europe were stolen by the Germans for experiments to develop the perfect horse. In this spellbinding, heart-stopping book, Elizabeth Letts does full justice to the extraordinary drama of the horses’ rescue in the war’s chaotic final days.”—Lynne Olson, author of Citizens of London

“The Perfect Horse is an enthralling and moving story that I could not put down. 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. In Elizabeth Letts, the saga of World War II’s white stallions has found its perfect guardian.”—Adam Makos, author of A Higher Call

“Elizabeth Letts’s beautiful prose, woven together with meticulous research, takes you for a ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end.”—Robin Hutton, author of Sgt. Reckless

“Letts deftly tells the harrowing tale of a little-known wartime mission and its unlikely heroes, who understood that the treasures they risked their lives for—some of the world’s finest-bred horses—were a keystone of civilization during a time of perilous threat. This is the best kind of storytelling.”—Joe Drape, author of American Pharoah

“In Elizabeth Letts’s engrossing, richly researched book—a story of horses and heroism during the final days of World War II—we learn that our human instinct to protect our equine friends can cause us to risk even our own lives for their sake. This relatively unknown episode is as moving as it is dramatic.”—Wendy Williams, author of The Horse

About the Author/作者介绍： 伊丽莎白•莱茨是纽约时报的畅销书《八十美元冠军》的作者，也是两部小说《护理质量》和《家庭计划》，以及一本儿童书《黄油人》的作者。莱茨从小就学马术，曾作为初级马术师代表加利福尼亚在加利福尼亚马和骑手的比赛中获得亚军。她现在生活在加利福尼亚州的罗灵希尔斯。

Elizabeth Letts is the New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, two novels, Quality of Care and Family Planning, and one children’s book, The Butter Man. An equestrian from childhood, Letts represented California as a junior equestrian, and was runner-up in the California Horse and Rider of the Year competition. She currently lives in Rolling Hills, California.

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