Bibliograph

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The forgotten 500

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

458321876

Responsibility statement

Gregory A. Freeman

Sub title

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

resource.variantTitle

Forgotten five hundred

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