World War II Close Up : They Saved the Stallions
by Deborah Hopkinson.
- First edition.
- 20 cm 195 pages : illustrations ;
- World War II Close Up .
- World War II close up. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Boy Who Loved Horses -- The Dancing White Stallions -- Shadows of War -- War Closes In -- A Harrowing Escape -- Nero Saves the Day -- Horses in Danger -- Captain Stewart's Mission -- The "Ghost Guys" Get to Work -- The Long Road Home : 1945-1955.
"As World War II drew to a close, unlikely allies, including the director for the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and a group of daring American soldiers, banded together in order to save Austria's beloved Lipizzaner stallions"--
--United States. Lipizzaner horse--History.--Austria World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions. World War, 1939-1945--Czechoslovakia. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Horses JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars--Austria. World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.--Czechoslovakia--Juvenile literature.--Confiscations and contributions Lipizzaner horse--History--Austria World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.--Commando operations--United States World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.--Austria World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature.