The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
Language: English
1939-1945 1939-1945 - Aerial operations 1939-1945 - Search and rescue operations - Yugoslavia 1944 Aerial Operations Airmen Airmen - United States American Eastern Eastern Europe - General Escapes Escapes - Yugoslavia Europe General History History - Military Military Military - United States Military - World War II Operation Halyard United States War World War World War II World War II - Europe
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: Sep 2, 2008
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **Now in paperback—the “amazing”( James Bradley, *New York Times* bestselling author of *Flags of Our Fathers*) never-before-told story of the greatest escape of the Second World War.** In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 downed airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of this unforgettable story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery is now being told for the first time.