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The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman - Book Summary
“The Largest Rescue of American Airmen You've Never Heard Of”
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Title: The Forgotten 500
Author: Gregory A. Freeman
Category: World History, Philosophy & Big Ideas
In 1944, over 500 stranded American airmen were hidden and rescued by Serbian peasants and Chetnik guerrillas in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia—so why has almost no one heard of Operation Halyard? Sam and Sophie walk through the incredible true story of how these airmen survived behind enemy lines…
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