The Secret Rescue, Cate Lineberry
The Secret Rescue, Cate Lineberry
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The Secret Rescue
An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines

Author: Cate Lineberry

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2013

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe.

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.

A mesmerizing tale of the courage and heroism of ordinary people, The Secret Rescue tells not only a new story of struggle and endurance, but also one of the daring rescue attempts by clandestine American and British organizations amid the tumultuous landscape of the war.

About Cate Lineberry

Cate Lineberry is a journalist and the author of The Secret Rescue, a #1 Wall Street Journal eBook bestseller and a finalist for the Edgar and Anthony Awards. Lineberry was previously a staff writer and editor for National Geographic Magazine and the web editor for Smithsonian Magazine. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times. Lineberry lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on August 25, 2013

I am not sure how you go about making a thrilling real story so boring but she managed it. She needs to take lessons from Laura Hillenbrand on how to write a compelling read from facts. This read more like a research paper which is fine but made the book very dry. Also, the number of links to end no......more

Goodreads review by Adam on June 18, 2017

STRANDED IN ALBANIA In late 1943. an American 'plane carrying several nurses and other medical staff crash landed in mountains south of the Albanian city of Elbasan. "The Secret Rescue" by Cate Lineberry is the second account of this fascinating episode during which the Americans were cared for by Al......more

Goodreads review by John on May 30, 2013

A well written and constantly interesting story. You may think that the endless trudging from village to village, tired, hungry and on edge would have the potential to become repetitive and boring; but it never was. All credit to the author! It is also what I call an easy read. The story just flows......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on February 18, 2017

It would make a good movie! Great story!......more

Quotes

"Cate Lineberry has written a touching, thrilling, completely engrossing story of great courage under harrowing circumstances. This is a World War II story that few people have ever heard, but, after reading this book, no one will forget." -- Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic

"Cate Lineberry has unearthed a little-known episode of World War II that has all the elements of a classic escape adventure. Carefully researched and compellingly told, The Secret Rescue is a suspenseful story of courage, audacity, and endurance behind enemy lines. I couldn't stop reading it." -- Gary Krist, author of City of Scoundrels

"American nurses and medics, trapped behind enemy lines, hungry and haggard, dodging Nazis, hope dimming as winter gains strength. In Cate Lineberry's gifted hands, the true story of The Secret Rescue is a gripping and suspenseful tale, alive with rich details that carry readers along every step of this remarkable journey." -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time

"The Secret Rescue is narrative history at its best. Cate Lineberry uncovers a fascinating, long-forgotten drama that captured the world's attention during the darkest days of World War II and transforms it into a gripping story of courage under fire." -- Daniel Stashower, author of The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War

"Cate Lineberry's The Secret Rescue is the kind of great story that makes you wonder, 'How come I didn't know about this?' A thrilling story of courage behind enemy lines." -- Christopher S. Stewart, author of Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure

"Lineberry takes us into a part of World War II often neglected in war histories - the vantage point of nurses and medics. The medical air evacuation teams were as dangerous as they were heroic, and after this group of men and women crash lands in Nazi-held Albania, they face daunting physical and cultural challenges. Their story is a courageous journey across not only a foreign landscape, but the topography of the human spirit as well." -- Molly Caldwell Crosby, author of The Great Pearl Heist and The American Plague

"The Secret Rescue is an intriguing and spellbinding story. Cate Lineberry has created an amazing piece of work and research that highlights the critical role played by the British clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in these dramatic events." -- Art Reinhardt, OSS Veteran (China) and OSS Society, Treasurer

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