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Beyond the Call : The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front (Hardcover)
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Beyond the Call : The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front (Hardcover)
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from jose.pires
As the Red Army advanced across Poland in 1945, thousands of freed Allied POWs - viewed by the Soviets as cowards or potential spies - were abandoned to wander the war-torn Eastern Front. In total secrecy, the OSS - wartime forerunner to the CIA - conceived an undercover mission to rescue them. T...
from kcshankd
This is a powerful story that only came to light because of a son's persistent questions towards the end of the father's life. The Russian's disdain of their own, though well known, is always shocking.
from Numeric
If you only ever read one book on WW2 - read this one. This book should be a film. The bravery of one man Captain Robert Trimble has been immortalised by his son in the incredible read. Read it - you won't want to put it down.
from Stbalbach
Beyond The Call concerns an aspect of WWII that is not well known. In the final months of the war, an American airbase was established in Ukraine(!) from which technicians would travel to Poland and Ukraine to salvage downed American airplanes and rescue pilots who had ditched while on bombing ru...
from Paul-the-well-read
This true story of the behind the lines heroism of an Air Force Captain called to an unfamiliar and highly dangerous duty made for a good read. This historical fiction accounting of the strained relationship between the US and the USSR demonstrates exactly what it was that made us so different fr...
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