{"product_id":"savage-will-the-daring-escape-of-americans-trapped-behind-nazi-lines-paperback","title":"Savage Will: The Daring Escape of Americans Trapped Behind Nazi Lines - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy M. Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of incredible true stories from \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e Argo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSavage Will \u003c\/i\u003erecounts a tale of survival, daring, and evasion behind enemy lines: that of American medics and nurses stranded for two months in Nazi-occupied Albania. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amazing.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e - \"New and surprising.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerica in WWII \u003c\/i\u003e- \"A must-read espionage and survival story.\"--Marcus Brotherton - \"Wonderfully entertaining\"--Alex Kershaw\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1943, men and women of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron boarded a routine flight from Sicily to the Italian mainland to care for wounded soldiers. En route, their plane drifted hundreds of miles off course and crash-landed in remote mountainous Albania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The unarmed Americans were trapped hundreds of blizzard-plagued miles from Allied lines, in a country torn apart by rival bands of pro- and anti-German guerrillas. Hunted by German soldiers, the castaways relied on what one survivor called their \"savage will\" to elude their enemy and find their way to freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What followed is the most thrilling untold story of World War II--a saga reaching from President Roosevelt and top Allied intelligence officials to a host of brave Albanian Resistance fighters, the British and U.S. Mediterranean air forces, and the dashing English lieutenant and the tenacious American captain sent behind enemy lines to carry out a heroic rescue.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy M. Gay \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAssignment to Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSatch, Dizzy \u0026amp; Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays and op-ed pieces on American history, politics, public policy, and sports have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. A graduate of Georgetown University, where he majored in American history, Tim lives in Virginia with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520509755613,"sku":"9780451419149","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/V8BRW5XNM9780451419149.webp?v=1772244670","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/savage-will-the-daring-escape-of-americans-trapped-behind-nazi-lines-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}