The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II--when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines... During a bombing campaign, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian villagers risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers, and for months the airmen lived in hiding, waiting for rescue. In 1944, Operation Halyard was born. The risks were incredible. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to ...
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The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II--when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines... During a bombing campaign, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian villagers risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers, and for months the airmen lived in hiding, waiting for rescue. In 1944, Operation Halyard was born. The risks were incredible. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip--without tools, without alerting the Germans, and without endangering the villagers. And the rescue 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 is now being told for the first time. The Forgotten 500 is the breathtaking, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II.
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History of OSS and President Roosevelt's agenda for Europe, at the end of WWII.
Socialism. National Socialism. Historical documents released in the late 1990's, explains the OSS's actual orders from President Roosevelt to the operatives in the field(OSS). In essence, this book does a 'Snowden', of the OSS, and WWII, operating under Globalism vs Liberty. MY opinion as an Operations Analyst, is that this book should be 'Mandatory' reading for every American, young and old. This book is a documented eye opener of government(s) and the behind the scenes governing, different than the media illusions fed to people. Actions taken against some of our true Allies, need to be corrected, and monies spent in favor of the enemy, need to be noted and become well known to Americans. A MUST READ!
