Questions About The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

by Gregory A. Freeman

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Is there bad language etc in the book? I'm looking for a book for 13 year olds. They are really great readers and enjoying books about WW2

Vien Guenther What we learn in school is just a summarized version. I highly recommend this book. Very easy read, even for teens. There is no bad language in this b…moreWhat we learn in school is just a summarized version. I highly recommend this book. Very easy read, even for teens. There is no bad language in this book at all.(less)

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Is this book too advanced for high school freshmen?

Vien Guenther Not at all. I highly recommend it.

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I'm reading a manuscript from a rescued B-24 crew which was flown out of Bucharest January 14, 1945. Was this part of Operation Halyard? Thanks very much. Tom

Bernard No, the book recalls operation Halyard until the end of 1944 and only in what was then YUGOSLAVIA.

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When did tis take place? In the war i meen. Im thinking about reading this.

Larry Orr Most of the action takes place in the summer of 1944, when Allied fliers downed over Yugoslavia came together under the protection of Yugoslav resista…moreMost of the action takes place in the summer of 1944, when Allied fliers downed over Yugoslavia came together under the protection of Yugoslav resistance fighter General Dragoljub Mihailović as plans were hatched to rescue them. It continues through July, 1946, when the fliers tried to save Mihailović from being murdered by his Communist captors.(less)

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