Beyond The Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front - Softcover

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This is the inspiring true story of Captain Robert Trimble, who laid his life on the line to rescue hundreds of World War II POWs, including women and children, on the Eastern Front.

Near the end of World War II, thousands of Allied ex-prisoners of war were abandoned to wander the war-torn Eastern Front. With no food, shelter, or supplies, the POWs were an army of dying men. As the Red Army advanced across Poland, the Nazi prison camps were liberated. In defiance of humanity, the freed Allied prisoners were discarded without aid. The Soviets viewed POWs as cowards, and regarded all refugees as potential spies or partisans.

The United States repeatedly offered to help, but were refused. With relations between the Allies strained, a plan was conceived for an undercover rescue mission. In total secrecy, the OSS chose an obscure American air force detachment stationed at a Ukrainian airfield. The man they picked to undertake it was veteran 8th Air Force bomber pilot Captain Robert Trimble.

With little covert training, Trimble took the mission. He would survive by wit, courage, and determination. This is the compelling, true story of an American hero who risked everything to bring his fellow soldiers home to safety and freedom.

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During my childhood, my father mentioned nothing of his covert wartime experience. He was just a typical dad. In 2006 when he was 86 years old, I decided to ask him about his wartime exploits. He told me the stories I expected, about piloting heavy bombers over Germany. But then he slipped and mentioned his efforts in Russia, and a mission for the OSS. Suddenly he became someone I hardly knew. At first I was unsure what to make of it. Could this shocking tale be true? After his death, I began to look into his saga, and started in-depth research. During the following six years, supporting documentary evidence from the National Archives and the Air Force Historical Research Agency proved that Captain Trimble's story was true, changing the history of the Eastern Theater as we knew it.
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"Snappy and Cinematic, Beyond The Call is a gift." - Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call

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  • PublisherDutton Caliber
  • Publication date2016
  • ISBN 10 0425276058
  • ISBN 13 9780425276051
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages352
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