An edition of The Forgotten 500
(2007)
The Forgotten 500
The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
Unabridged edition
by Gregory A Freeman and Gregory A. Freeman
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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.
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Operation Halyard, 1944, Escapes, Airmen, American Aerial operations, Nonfiction, World War, 1939-1945, Search and rescue operations, History, Biography, Aerial Military operations, American, Weltkrieg, US-Soldat, Rettung, HISTORY / Military / World War II, World war, 1939-1945, yugoslavia, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, Air pilots, biography, United states, biographyPlaces
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| April 30, 2011 | Edited by OCLC Bot | Added OCLC numbers. |
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