Review: Operation  Cowboy  by Stephan Talty, is about rescuing Lipizzans near the end of the war in 1945.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
This is a very interesting book for anyone loving horses, especially Lipizzans.  about 90 miles into the Czech side of the German-Czech board was a Lipizzan stud/training farm for Lipizzans.  The Germans in charge of it were afraid the Russians, who were headed their way, would kill and use the horses for food.  The Russians were very cruel, and were not especially interested in saving national treasures.  The man running the farm knew Patton was a horse man and contacted him to see if there was anyway he could get the horses to Austria before the Russians get there.  Patton could not, but he knew of an officer Reed, who was a horse man from Virginia and he believed he would do it.  It is interesting how they went about rescuing the Lipizzans.  It's a novella only 10 chapters long.  and very good reading. Talty is a very good author.  I recommend this book for anyone who loves horses.Germaine Rosenquist