Prologue: Saving the "Flower of American Womanhood" -- Lost in the Fog of War -- Furtuna over the Ionian -- The Crash-Landing: Americanos! Americanos! -- Surreal Heroes in Berat -- Separation: The Germans Attack -- Surviving the Blizzard on Mount Tomorrit -- Averting a German Avalanche -- The Air Rescue Goes Awry -- Crawling Around the Enemy -- Final Dash to Freedom -- Rescuing the Missing Three -- Epilogue: Never Too Late to Salute Heroes -- Maps: The Mediterranean Theater, 1943; The Trek: The Crash Landing through Christmas 1943; The Trek: The Rescue Attempt through January 5, 1944; Final Dash to Freedom: January 6-9, 1944.