The forgotten 500
Subtitle: the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
By: Gregory A. Freeman
Publisher: Nal Caliber
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9780451222121
Subjects: Operation Halyard, 1944; World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Yugoslavia; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; Airmen -- United States -- Biography; Escapes -- Yugoslavia
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Forgotten five hundred
Description: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index