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  • Operation Cowboy

  • The Secret American Mission to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II
  • Written by: Stephan Talty
  • Narrated by: Wes Talbot
  • Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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Operation Cowboy

Written by: Stephan Talty
Narrated by: Wes Talbot
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A thrilling account of one of the strangest and most daring military operations in history.

In the final days of World War II, with the ravenous Red Army marching across Czechoslovakia, a wily band of American soldiers did the unexpected: They teamed up with the Nazis and went behind enemy lines to save the world's rarest horses from imminent extinction at the hands of the Russians - including the exquisite white Lipizzaner, whose bloodlines date back to Genghis Khan. Based on personal interviews and new archival research, New York Times bestselling author Stephan Talty recreates in vivid detail the exhilarating rescue mission, led by unlikely heroes who just "wanted to do something beautiful."
©2014 Stephan Talty (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Military & War World United States
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Horses bring positives to almost any situation

This story is a fabulous read on how the love of horses brought the Austrians, Germans and Americans together during WW2. A must read for anyone interested in horses or history.

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