Forgotten 500
The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
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Publication
2008 - Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
Word Count
84,000 words, Guess
Page Count
336 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780451224958
- ISBN-100451224957
- Better World Books9780451224958
- Open LibraryOL29571619M
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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