The Secret Rescue

"Cate Lineberry has written a touching, thrilling, completely engrossing story of great courage under harrowing circumstances. This is a WWII 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 didn't I 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 evacuations 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