The Forgotten 500
by Gregory A Freeman
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalwarunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a stirring non-fiction book, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Now in paperback the amazing James Bradley - New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers - never-before-told story of the greatest escape of the Second World War.In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 downed airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia.
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- Author
- Gregory A Freeman
- Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 336
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- Open Library
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