Language: English
Aerial Operations Airmen Airmen - United States Eastern Eastern Europe - General Escapes Escapes - Yugoslavia Europe General History History - Military Military Military - United States Military - World War II Operation Halyard; 1944 United States War World War II World War II - Europe World War; 1939-1945 World War; 1939-1945 - Aerial operations; American World War; 1939-1945 - Search and rescue operations - Yugoslavia
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: Sep 2, 2008
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **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.