A review by lbgandhi
The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Most war books only speak of the death tolls and violence for humans; no one really speaks for the animals. I felt like I was reading a whole new version of the war that had never been told (at least not in any of my history books from school). Not even the animals were safe from the horrific and savage actions of the Nazis. And I am baffled as to why the German horse breeding program wasn't in any of my history books since that seemed to be a huge part of the Nazi war strategy.

I'm just glad there were people like Hank Reed who saw the beauty and worth in the horses' lives too. And were brave enough to do something about it. One of the great tragedies is how America treated these horses once they made it here.