The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

Gregory A. Freeman

Language: English

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.