Savage Will, Timothy M. Gay
Savage Will, Timothy M. Gay
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Savage Will
The Daring Escape of Americans Trapped Behind Nazi Lines

Author: Timothy M. Gay

Narrator: Derek Shetterly

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 09/03/2013


Synopsis

Savage Will brings to life a remarkable story of perseverance, heroism, and survival: the true tale of the American medics and nurses who endured two months in Nazi-occupied Albania—and the fearless citizens and Allied intelligence officers who risked all to save them.

On a cold morning in war-ravaged Sicily in 1943, men and women of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron boarded a routine flight to the Italian mainland to care for wounded soldiers. En route, their plane became lost in storm clouds looming over the Adriatic Sea, drifted hundreds of miles off course, and crash-landed in remote mountainous Albania.

Stranded without proper winter clothing or weapons, the Americans were trapped hundreds blizzard-plagued miles from Allied lines in a country torn apart by rival bands of pro- and anti-German guerrillas.

What followed is the most thrilling untold story of World War II—a saga that would ensnare a cast of hundreds, 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 gritty officers sent behind enemy lines to rescue them: a dashing English lieutenant and a tenacious American captain.

Hunted by German soldiers, the American castaways were forced to rely on what one survivor called their “savage will” to elude their enemy and ultimately find their way to freedom. Savage Will is a testament to a generation who defied all odds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlie

This book is simply a great read. For some reason, I did not know this WW11 adventure took place. I guess the reason is that there are more WW11 stories out there that never got printed almost like this one. Fortunately, the author thru hard, hard work was able to put this true story together and it......more

Interesting if this region in WW II is of particular interest to you, but otherwise ok, not fascinating or anything. I never really felt like I really knew or bonded with the people in the story. I did finish it though.......more

In 1943 a plane carrying 27 American medical personnel and crew strayed off course and crashed in Albania. After briefly describing the political situation in the region at the time, the author gives a vivid account of the rescues attempts of these nurses and medics. This is a well told story with e......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

I found this to be an engaging, well-written account of the escape of a group of American Nurses, medics & their pilots that went down behind enemy lines in World War 2. Despite the odds, they managed to find their way out with the help of the OSS and British SOE troops. The help of the Albanian Res......more