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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 by Gregory A. Freeman

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

Gregory A. Freeman
313 pages
NAL Caliber
Sep 2008
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<b>Now in paperback the &quot;amazing&quot;( James Bradley, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Flags of Our Fathers</i>) never-before-told story of the greatest escape of the Second World War.</b><br><br>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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