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The secret rescue : an untold story of American nurses and medics behind Nazi lines / Cate Lineberry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lineberry, Cate, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army Air Forces.
- World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Albania.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care.
- Medical care.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, 807th.
- United States.
- United States. Army Air Forces--Search and rescue operations.
- Airplanes, Military--Accidents--Albania.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Aircraft accidents--Albania.
- Aircraft accidents.
- Search and rescue operations--Albania.
- Search and rescue operations.
- Airplane crash survival--Albania.
- Airplane crash survival.
- Airplanes, Military--Accidents.
- Albania.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Little, Brown & Company, 2013.
- Summary:
- "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"--Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Nurses and Medics of the 807th 7
- Chapter 2 Destination Unknown 22
- Chapter 3 Flying Blind 36
- Chapter 4 In Enemy Territory 52
- Chapter 5 Unlikely Comrades 64
- Chapter 6 Under Attack 78
- Chapter 7 Suspicions 92
- Chapter 8 Albanian Curse 109
- Chapter 9 Secret Agents 123
- Chapter 10 Rumors 138
- Chapter 11 Lurking Danger 153
- Chapter 12 Breaking Point 166
- Chapter 13 Beyond Reach 181
- Chapter 14 Unstoppable 195
- Chapter 15 Escape 208
- Chapter 16 Left Behind 222.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780316220224
- 0316220221
- OCLC:
- 842097876
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