The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
Title:
The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
Author:
Freeman, Gregory A.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Nal Caliber, [2007]
©2007
Physical Description:
xv, 313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780451222121
9780451224958
Format :
Book
