Gregory Freeman has so much in this book that is not in this review and. The Forgotten 500 is the gripping, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II. FreemanEvery once in a while you discover a book. And the cargo planes had to make it through enemy airspace and back-without getting shot down themselves.Ĭlassified 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 ever.

The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip large enough for C-47 cargo planes-without tools, without alerting the Germans, and without endangering the villagers. Local Serbian farmers and peasants risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers while they waited for rescue, and in 1944, Operation Halyard was born. “Amazing riveting.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 in Yugoslavia.ĭuring a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. The Forgotten 500 is the gripping, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II. Listen Free to Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II audiobook by Gregory A. There is much to talk about this tale: the kindness of local. The amazing story of American airmen trapped in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. And the cargo planes had to make it through enemy airspace and back-without getting shot down themselves.Ĭlassified 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 ever. Freeman - Book Summary - Abbey Beathan (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.) The untold story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II is finally out in the open.

Synopsis: 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 in Yugoslavia.ĭuring a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia.

The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman