The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
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.
GenresAndra världskriget 1939-1945Operation Halyard, 1944World War, 1939-1945Search and rescue operationsYugoslaviaAerial operations, American
313 pages
English edition · First published 2007 by Nal Caliber · ISBN 9780451224958
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