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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

By Gregory A. Freeman

Book information

Publisher
NAL Trade
Year
2008
ISBN
9780451224958, 9781101032343, 0451224957
Open Library ID
OL24281918M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
988 kB (1011456 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
234\234
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Now in paperback—the “amazing”( James Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers) never-before-told story of the greatest escape of the Second World War.In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 downed airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified 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.

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