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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  Cover Image Book Book

The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II / Gregory A. Freeman.

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780451222121 :
  • ISBN: 0451222121 :
  • Physical Description: xv, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Nal Caliber, c2007.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index.
Subject: Operation Halyard, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > Yugoslavia.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Airmen > United States > Biography.
Escapes > Yugoslavia.

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Quincy Branch 940.54 FRE (Text) 35404424024712 Non-Fiction Available -


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