The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II

by Freeman, Gregory A.

Book - 2007

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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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.
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650	_0	$a World War, 1939-1945$x Aerial operations, American.
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650	_0	$a World War, 1939-1945$x Search and rescue operations$z Yugoslavia.
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