One of the last untold stories of World War II is also one of the greatest. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. “Amazing riveting.”-James Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers The Forgotten 500 is the gripping, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II. And the cargo planes had to make it through enemy airspace and back-without getting shot down themselves.Ĭlassified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of this unforgettable story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery is now being told for the first time ever. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip large enough for C-47 cargo planes-without tools, without alerting the Germans, and without endangering the villagers. Local Serbian farmers and peasants risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers while they waited for rescue, and in 1944, Operation Halyard was born. $a Biography.The astonishing, never before told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II-when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia.ĭuring a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Search and rescue operations $z Yugoslavia. $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American.
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. $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. Going home shoeless - Gales of the world - Secrets and lies. waiting for rescue - Sure to be a rough landing - Red. $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. $a Includes bibliographical references (p. $a xv, 313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations $c 24 cm $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. $a DLC $c DLC $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d C#P $d BUR $d DLC $d SKYRV $e rda
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