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Cargando... The Forgotten 500 (2007 original; edición 2012)por By (author) Gregory A Freeman (Autor)
Información de la obraThe Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II por Gregory A. Freeman (2007)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. https://www.instagram.com/p/7qmeqtTKC6/ "The Forgotten 500" provides interesting insights into Nazi-occupied Yugoslovia in WW II, while telling a little known story of a rescue of hundreds of downed airmen behind enemy lines. The book may not be quite as "breathtaking" as the book jacket implies, but the details of the airmen rescued and the Serb people who helped protect them at their own peril is an excellent story. Freeman also includes details of other behind the scenes players, and discusses how poor political decisions led to Allied forces being duped into believing that General Draza Mihailovich was collaborating with German forces, and therefore abandoning support for him in favor of Communist leader Tito. The results of that decision had long lasting implications in post-war Yugoslovia. All in all, "The Forgotten 500" tells a good story, shows what dedicated people can do to overcome bureaucratic bungling and poor political decisions, and also provides background on the ethnic rivalry and diversity in the Balkan region. This is the wonderful story of how General Mihailovich risked his life to save over 500 airmen who bailed out over Yugoslavia during WWII on missions to bomb the oil fields in Ploesti. It is also the story of the Serbian people who risked their lives to help these airmen, and how many of them lost their lives as retaliation when they were suspected of aiding the airmen. These people died rather than give the airmen up. It is also the story of how Churchill supported Tito and the partisans and called Mihailovich the enemy. The OSS had recruited men, many of them communists, to work in the service. Later, it turned out these communists were working to sabotage their efforts to rescue the men. This book was very good and easy to read. I thoroughly enjoyed learning a little history while reading this true story some unknown heroes. It read just like a novel. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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