Unbreakable Richard Askwith

Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Europes youngest democracy is on its knees. Millions are mourning the death of the nations founding father, the saintly Tom Masaryk. Across the border, the Third Reich is menacing and plotting to invade. In the Czechoslovak heartlands, vast crowds have gathered to watch the threatened nations most prestigious sporting contest: the Grand Pardubice steeplechase. Notoriously dangerous, the race is considered the ultimate test of manhood and fighting spirit. The Nazis, as usual, have sent their paramilitary elite: SS officers schooled to be Hitlers most ruthless enforcers. Their mission: to crush yet again the subhuman Slavs. The local cavalry officers have no hope of stopping them.But there is one other contestant: a silver-haired countess riding a little golden mareThe story of Lata Brandisov is one of the strangest and most inspiring in all sport. Born into privilege, she spent much of her life in poverty. Modest and shy, she refused to accept the constraints society placed on her because of her gender.

• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781787290242
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 1.54 x 8.74 inches