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Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 241x160x30 mm, weight: 560 g, 16pp b/w photo insert1 map
  • Išleidimo metai: 07-May-2013
  • Leidėjas: Little, Brown & Company
  • ISBN-10: 0316220221
  • ISBN-13: 9780316220224
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 241x160x30 mm, weight: 560 g, 16pp b/w photo insert1 map
  • Išleidimo metai: 07-May-2013
  • Leidėjas: Little, Brown & Company
  • ISBN-10: 0316220221
  • ISBN-13: 9780316220224
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics - part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama that captured the attention of the American public, the group and its flight crew dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought to survive, aided by courageous villagers who risked death at Nazi hands to help them. A mesmerizing tale of the courage and heroism of ordinary people, THE SECRET RESCUE tells not only a new story of struggle and endurance, but also one of the daring rescue attempts by clandestine American and British organizations amid the tumultuous landscape of the war.

Recenzijos

"Cate Lineberry has written a touching, thrilling, completely engrossing story of great courage under harrowing circumstances. This is a World War II story that few people have ever heard, but, after reading this book, no one will forget." -- Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic

"Cate Lineberry has unearthed a little-known episode of World War II that has all the elements of a classic escape adventure. Carefully researched and compellingly told, The Secret Rescue is a suspenseful story of courage, audacity, and endurance behind enemy lines. I couldn't stop reading it." -- Gary Krist, author of City of Scoundrels

"American nurses and medics, trapped behind enemy lines, hungry and haggard, dodging Nazis, hope dimming as winter gains strength. In Cate Lineberry's gifted hands, the true story of The Secret Rescue is a gripping and suspenseful tale, alive with rich details that carry readers along every step of this remarkable journey." -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time

"The Secret Rescue is narrative history at its best. Cate Lineberry uncovers a fascinating, long-forgotten drama that captured the world's attention during the darkest days of World War II and transforms it into a gripping story of courage under fire." -- Daniel Stashower, author of The Hour of Peril: The

Daugiau informacijos

Short-listed for Anthony Awards (Critical Nonfiction) 2014 and Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Fact Crime) 2014.The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe.
A Note to the Reader xi
Prologue 3(4)
Chapter 1 The Nurses and Medics of the 807th
7(15)
Chapter 2 Destination Unknown
22(14)
Chapter 3 Flying Blind
36(16)
Chapter 4 In Enemy Territory
52(12)
Chapter 5 Unlikely Comrades
64(14)
Chapter 6 Under Attack
78(14)
Chapter 7 Suspicions
92(17)
Chapter 8 Albanian Curse
109(14)
Chapter 9 Secret Agents
123(15)
Chapter 10 Rumors
138(15)
Chapter 11 Lurking Danger
153(13)
Chapter 12 Breaking Point
166(15)
Chapter 13 Beyond Reach
181(14)
Chapter 14 Unstoppable
195(13)
Chapter 15 Escape
208(14)
Chapter 16 Left Behind
222(13)
Epilogue 235(12)
Notes 247(40)
Acknowledgments 287(6)
Index 293
Cate Lineberry is a former staff writer and Europe editor for National Geographic and the web editor of Smithsonian, and her work has appeared in the New York Times. She lives in the greater Washington, DC, area.