The Forgotten 500 The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the GreatestRescue Mission of World War II
The Forgotten 500 The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the GreatestRescue Mission of World War II
- ISBN 13:
9780451224958
- ISBN 10:
0451224957
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 09/02/2008
- Publisher: NAL Trade
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Summary
Now in paperback—the amazing”( James Bradley, New York Timesbestselling 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.