The Forgotten 500 Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Gregory A. Freeman
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
421

The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman Book Summary

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.

“An amazing, riveting tale of unsung heroes who went above and beyond.”—James Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers

During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. 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. The risks were incredible. 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. And the cargo 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 ever. The Forgotten 500 is the gripping, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II.

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Book Name The Forgotten 500
Genre History
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 5.1 MB

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Wonderful. A fantastic story of bravery and courage! These men endured what most men today couldn't. The book could easily be made into an amazing film! I have no doubt that it will in the near future!

Captivating. This book is part history lesson and part high adventure. Hearing more about WWII is always an enlightening experience, too. Well written and easy to read.

Great story - not great writing. This is an amazing story, but the Writers style is redundant and tangential. It’s a bit like reading a college essay. This story has so many levels that if written by the correct hand, it would be amazing.

A Great Read About a Clandestine Operation. A definite must-read by anyone interested in WW II history. Masterfully presented story about the concealment if over 500 Allied airmen in the mountains of Yugoslavia. The bombers these valiant men flew were damaged so badly on air raids on Ploiesti that the men were forced to bail out over occupied territory. This is the story of their survival and rescue.

Just OK. Great story just not particularly well told. It seemed as if the author was trying to fill up pages and hitting on the same points over and over. I wanted to like this but I had to grind through it.

A great read. A very emotional read about the unsung heroes. I won't hesitate to recommend it.

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The The Forgotten 500 book written by Gregory A. Freeman was published on 28 August 2007, Tuesday in the History category. A total of 421 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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