The forgotten 500, the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II, Gregory A. Freeman
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The forgotten 500, the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II, Gregory A. Freeman
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index
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contains biographical information
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index present
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non fiction
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The forgotten 500
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bibliography
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Gregory A. Freeman
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the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
Summary
In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped and sheltered for months by villagers behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of Operation Halyard, a story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery, is now being told for the first time.--From publisher description
Table Of Contents
We'll get them out -- Abandon ship! -- Counting parachutes -- Americanski? -- Long journey to somewhere -- Escaping Yugoslavia -- Passports, please -- Man of the year -- Abandoned ally -- Screw the British -- Goats' milk and hay bread -- An all-American team -- SOS... waiting for rescue -- Sure to be a rough landing -- Red. Red. Red. -- Going home shoeless -- Gales of the world -- Secrets and lies
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Forgotten five hundred
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