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The compelling untold story of a group of stranded US Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied EuropeWhen Army nurses and medics-part of the th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 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 themA 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.



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Cate Lineberry

CATE LINEBERRY is the author of BE FREE OR DIE (coming June 20, 2017) and the author of The Secret Rescue, a #1 Wall Street Journal e-book 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, NC.



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