Freeman, Gregory A.

The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II / Forgotten five hundred Gregory A. Freeman. - New York : Nal Caliber, c2007. - xv, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780451222121 0451222121

LCCN: 2007009950

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Operation Halyard, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Airmen
Escapes

LC Class. No.: D810.S45 / Y84 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/21971