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OSS in World War II

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The Forgotten 500

If you have somebody on your Christmas list who loves World War II history books, The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory Freeman is a good one to give this season.

The story really is untold — 500 downed American airmen are behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, and the OSS (the early CIA) plans an audacious rescue mission. Freeman has done a lot of research, interviewed people who were there, and paints a picture of political posturing that lets one of the heroes be …