Red Burning Sky

A WWII Novel Inspired by the Greatest Aviation Rescue in History

By: Tom Young

Narrated by: Pete Bradbury

From the author of Silver Wings, Iron Cross comes a suspenseful and thrilling saga based on the true story of one of World War II’s most daring and successful rescue missions.

Summer 1944: Yugoslavia is locked in a war within a war. In addition to fighting the German occupation, warring factions battle each other. Hundreds of Allied airmen have been shot down over this volatile region, among them American lieutenant Bill Bogdonavich. Though grateful to the locals who are risking their lives to shelter and protect him from German troops, Bogdonavich dreams of the impossible: escape.

With three failed air missions behind him, Lieutenant Drew Carlton is desperate for redemption. From a Texas airbase he volunteers for a secretive and dangerous assignment, codenamed Operation Halyard, that will bring together American special operations officers, airmen, and local guerilla fighters in Yugoslavia’s green hills. This daring plan - to evacuate hundreds of stranded airmen while avoiding detection by the Germans - faces overwhelming odds. What follows is one of the greatest stories of World War II heroism, an elaborate rescue that required astonishing courage, sacrifice, and resilience.

Red Burning Sky is a riveting and ultimately triumphant military thriller based on true events, all the more remarkable for being so little known - until now.

©2022 Tom Young (P)2022 Recorded Books

Excellent!

Great insights into the regular struggles and political handicaps endured by the non-communist partisans in this little known theater. The crews flying the trains in the rescues were true warriors… conditions few can begin to understand.

Yugoslovia has been an unknown story to me in

all ways but most surprisingly, their role in aiding the USA during ww2. What a beautiful and wonderful story. It's shameful that we don't celebrate this population who made our victory possible at the forfront of that era's history rather than the back. great book. loved it

Inspiring

I love this story's heart and soul. A taste of the hardships we can only imagine, along with joy that is immense.