I had never heard about this, which shocked me because I was very into horses as a kid. Some American soldiers wound up catching a German spy who spilled the beans about some stolen horses from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. They were determined to save these priceless horses before the Russians came in and slaughtered them for food. This was a really dramatic tale, and I learned a lot about these events. I would recommend this book for both horse lovers and war buffs.