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...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Freeman, Gregory A. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The forgotten 500 : |b the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II / |c Gregory A. Freeman. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Forgotten five hundred : |b the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II | |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Nal Caliber, |c c2007. | |
| 300 | |a xv, 313 pages, [16] pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a We'll get them out -- Abandon ship! -- Counting parachutes -- Americanski? -- Long journey to somewhere -- Escaping Yugoslavia -- Passports, please -- Man of the year -- Abandoned ally -- Screw the British -- Goats' milk and hay bread -- An all-American team -- SOS... waiting for rescue -- Sure to be a rough landing -- Red. Red. Red. -- Going home shoeless -- Gales of the world -- Secrets and lies. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Operation Halyard, 1944. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Search and rescue operations |z Yugoslavia. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Aerial operations, American. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Airmen |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Escapes |z Yugoslavia. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Freeman, Gregory A. |t Forgotten 500. |d New York : Nal Caliber, c2007 |w (OCoLC)608127879 |
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