Learn more about The Versailles Legacy SUMMARY History of this period, especially horse lovers. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Of four books about her troubled characters and this is the Lyn Alexander has written The Schellendorf However theĪdult love story is what gives THE VERSAILLES LEGACY its I was very impressed by the research which went into thisīook and the attention to details of all sorts. Named Trudell and the German upper-class, reminiscent When almost half the competitors did not finish the course.Ĭharacters include a prostitute named Anna who is a fourthĬousin to Russian royalty a British intelligence agent Was 'the most difficult in the history of the Summer Games' On a strong-willed horse, provide interest for riders,īecause as Erich's loyalties become confused he throws Solid details of horsemanship, like a spade bit being used The meteoric rise to power of Hitler but has to stay Of the papers which cross Erich's desk meanwhile the Nazi EnglandĪnd the League of Nations would like to know the contents Then taken to Russia and stored over the border.

Invented by an Italian rider Federico Caprilli.Įrich's English family connections are used as blackmail.įokker planes are being partially assembled in Germany, Introduced to the advantageous forward seat, recently Stuttgart, in reality to train the eventing team. GermanyĬould not afford to send a team to the previous Olympics,Īnd it intends to win in the Games which it will host in Twelve cavalry officers vie for the Olympic team. He says he knows the way to unity and prosperity. People in the depressed nation, believes Herr Hitler when Instead, claiming that he needs the spirited stallion for Erich tactfully buys Britt a fine Arab mare Unwisely buys a big black stallion which is too strong for Home leave, waiting for her to come to his room. Britt, a baroness, is ofĪ nervous disposition and Erich treats her gently on his To pass information abroad on German rearming, it is his While we see Erich facing uneasy decisions over a request Erich von Schellendorf, a cavalry lieutenantĬolonel, is a master of horsemanship posted to Konigsberg. Terms of the punitive Versailles treaty have bankrupted We begin the fascinating THE VERSAILLES LEGACY in 1933. Olympic equestrian team and the rise of the Third Reich. 'Cavalry officers vie for the 1936 German Olympic team - and for hearts' The Versailles Legacyįiction | Historical | Romance HistoricalĬleverly woven strands tell of a precarious marriage an

The Versailles Legacy by Lyn Alexander