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Author:

Freeman, Gregory A.

Title:

The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II / Gregory A. Freeman.

Publisher:

Nal Caliber,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xv, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Operation Halyard, 1944.
Escapes--Yugoslavia.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Yugoslavia.
Airmen--United States--Biography.

Notes:

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

Summary:

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.

Indexed by:

Bklst 09/01/2007.

ISBN:

0451222121
9780451222121

Locations:

BBPC251 -- Roy R. Estle Memorial Library (Dallas Center)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)