In the dark heart of World War II, deep inside Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, hundreds of American airmen were shot down behind enemy lines. Surrounded by enemy forces. Cut off from Allied command. Forgotten by the world.

But they were not alone.

This is the untold story behind The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory A. Freeman — a gripping true account of courage, resistance, and the largest air rescue operation ever conducted in enemy territory.

In this cinematic storytelling podcast, we uncover Operation Halyard, the daring WWII rescue mission that saved more than 500 Allied airmen trapped in Nazi-occupied Serbia. With the help of Serbian resistance fighters led by General Draža Mihailović, A ...