| Description |
xv, 313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Contents |
We'll get them out -- Abandon ship! -- Counting parachutes -- Americanski? -- Long journey to somewhere -- Escaping Yugoslavia -- Passports, please -- Man of the year -- Abandoned ally -- Screw the British -- Goats' milk and hay bread -- An all-American team -- SOS... waiting for rescue -- Sure to be a rough landing -- Red. Red. Red. -- Going home shoeless -- Gales of the world -- Secrets and lies. |
| Subject |
Operation Halyard, 1944.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Yugoslavia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Airmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Escapes -- Yugoslavia.
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| Added Title |
Forgotten five hundred |
| ISBN |
9780451222121 |
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0451222121 |
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9780451224958 |
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0451224957 paperback |
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