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The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
GREGORY A FREEMAN
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Summary
During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied territory. Local Serbian farmers and peasants risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers while they waited for rescue, and in 1944, Operation Halyard was born. The risks were incredible. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip large enough for C-47 cargo planes—without tools, without alerting the Germans, and without endangering the villagers. And the cargo planes had to make it through enemy airspace and back—without getting shot down themselves.
Classified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of this unforgettable story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery was told for the first time ever in this book. The Forgotten 500 is the gripping, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II.
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$42.00
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Author:
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GREGORY A FREEMAN
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Title:
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The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
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04 November 2025
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PENGUIN PRESS
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Subject:
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HIST. GUERRE 1939-45
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ISBN:
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9798217182220 (8217182221)
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Renaud-Bray Reference:
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21751455
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Item nb:
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4484920
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The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
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FREEMAN, GREGORY A
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PENGUIN PRESS
2025
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