The forgotten 500
the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
The forgotten 500
the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
Book - 2007
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.
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| Language: | English |
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Nal Caliber,
2007.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Freeman, Gregory A. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The forgotten 500 : |b the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II / |c Gregory A. Freeman. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Forgotten five hundred | |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Nal Caliber, |c 2007. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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