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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.

By: Publication details: New York : Nal Caliber, c2007.Description: xv, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780451224958 (pbk.)
  • 9780451222121
  • 0451222121
Other title:
  • Forgotten five hundred
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54/21971 22
LOC classification:
  • D810.S45 Y84 2007
Online resources: 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index.

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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