{"product_id":"2940170777143","title":"The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II","description":"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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassified 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten 500\u003c\/i\u003e is the breathtaking, behind-the-scenes look at the greatest escape of World War II.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123569082608,"sku":"2940170777143","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170777143_p0.jpg?v=1763717282","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170777143","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}