In "The Perfect Horse" Elizabeth Letts Tells A Surprising WWII Story

EPISODE · Mar 9, 2018 · 30 MIN

In "The Perfect Horse" Elizabeth Letts Tells A Surprising WWII Story

from Reader's Corner · host Bob Kustra

During the final days of World War II, a group of American soldiers encountered a German spy carrying nothing but photos of beautiful white horses. The story behind those photos was even more surprising. Nearby, on a farm behind enemy lines, the Nazis had stockpiled some of the world’s most valuable horses as part of an ambitious breeding program to develop the perfect war horse. But with the Russian army fast approaching from the east and the Third Reich on the verge of defeat, these precious animals were now in great danger. The German spy had an audacious request: Would the Americans step forward to save them?

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