Assault
in Norway: Sabotaging the Nazi Nuclear Program
by Thomas Gallagher
By 1942 German scientists seemed to have an insurmountable head start
over their Allied counterparts in developing an operational atomic bomb.
Contributing to the Nazis' nuclear lead was their access to large quantities
of an ingredient crucial to atomic experimentation: "heavy water," the
world's largest producer and stockpiler of which was the fortresslike Vemork
factory in occupied Norway. Allied hopes of stalling the Nazi nuclear program
soon focused on sabotaging the virtually impregnable cliffside plant-a
suicidal mission by any estimation. But a team of brave Norwegian exiles,
trained in Britain by Special Operations Executive, infiltrated their homeland
and, while hiding and eking out an existence in the wilds, awaited the
opportunity to launch one of the war's most daring commando raids. Basing
his gripping narrative in large part on interviews with the commandos themselves,
Thomas Gallagher here recounts in vivid detail the planning and execution
of Operation Gunnerside. In its relentless drama and harsh elemental setting,
Assault in Norway will remind readers of the intrigue and adventure found
in such classic stories of wartime derring-do as David Howarth's We Die
Alone and The Sledge Patrol. The Publisher.
Paperback: 234 pages
The Lyons Press; ISBN: 1585747505;
Beneath
the Tyrant's Yoke: Norwegian Resistance to the German Occupation of Norway
1940-1945
by Richard S. Fuegner
Paperback from Beaver's Pond Press
Boats
in the Night: Knud Dyby's involvement in the rescue of the Danish Jews
and the Danish Resistance.
by Martha Loeffler
Book Description The story of Knud Dyby's participation in the
Danish resistance during World War II and his efforts to assist Danish
Jews in escaping to Sweden. After the war, Dyby emigrated from Denmark,
ultimately settling in the San Francisco Bay area. He has been recognized
by numerous Jewish organizations for his courage in assisting Jewish families
during the war. Martha Loeffler, a California newspaper columnist, provides
both a dramatic narrative of Dyby's experiences and an historical overview
of Denmark during the German occupation. Former United States Senator from
Illinois, Paul Simon has written the foreword to the book. Senator Simon
was instrumental in organizing a major conference on the rescue of the
Danish Jews held on the Dana College campus in 1990 at which Knud Dyby
told his story. The book, which includes numerous photographs, is appropriate
for a wide audience. His name is on the commemorative wall in the Avenue
of the Righteous of the Nations at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
Paperback - 140 pages 1 Ed edition (September 28, )
Lur Publications; ISBN: 0930697065
Conquered,
Not Defeated: Growing Up in Denmark During the German Occupation of World
War Two
by Peter H. Tveskov
Book Description: On the morning of April 9, 1940, Peter Tveskov
awoke to the roar of airplanes flying low overhead—more airplanes than
he'd ever heard or seen before. The invasion leading to the five-year German
occupation of Denmark had begun. The Occupation was a dark and difficult
time for the Danish people, but for five-year-old Peter, it was an exciting
adventure that would in many ways shape both his future and that of his
beloved country.
In Conquered, Not Defeated, Peter Tveskov blends vivid childhood
memories with historical fact to tell the story of how the occupying army
of the Third Reich tried—and ultimately failed—to crush the customs, will,
and spirit of the Danish people. It is a story not often told nor easily
forgotten. Includes 12 pages of rare photographs.
Paperback from Hellgate Press
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Finland
and the Holocaust: The Rescue of Finland's Jews
by Hannu Rautkallio
from U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Shop Memorial Council
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Finland
in the Second World War : Between Germany and Russia
by Olli Venvilinen, et al
Book Description: This book describes the struggle for power
between two totalitarian dictatorships in the north of Europe and the battle
for survival of a small nation caught between them. In the Winter War of
1939-40, Finland successfully fought off a Soviet invasion. Then, with
no one to turn to but Germany, it became the only democratic state in the
Axis powers. Ultimately, it succeeded in extricating itself from the war
and, despite the shadow of Russia looming over it, averted a communist
takeover.
(Hardcover)
A
Frozen Hell : The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-40
by William R. Trotter
(Paperback)
Folklore
Fights the Nazis : Humor in Occupied Norway, 1940-1945
by Kathleen Stokker
Paperback - 280 pages Reprint edition
Univ of Wisconsin Pr; ISBN: 0299154440
Hitler's
Northern War: The Luftwaffe's Ill-Fated Campaign, 1940-1945
(Modern War Studies)
by Adam R. A. Claasen
Hitler and Raeder, the chief of the German navy, were determined to
take and keep Norway. By doing so, they hoped to preempt Allied attempts
to outflank Germany, protect sea lanes for German ships, access precious
Scandinavian minerals for war production, and provide a launchpad for Luftwaffe
and naval operations against Great Britain. Beyond those strategic objectives,
Hitler also envisioned Norway as part of a pan-Nordic stronghold--a centerpiece
of his new world order. But, as Claasen shows, Hitler's grand expectations
were never realized. Göring's Luftwaffe was the vital spearhead
in the invasion of Norway, which marked a number of wartime firsts. Among
other things, it involved the first large-scale aerial operations over
sea rather than land, the first time operational objectives and logistical
needs were fulfilled by air power, and the first deployment of paratroopers.
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Hitler's
Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland, and the USSR 1940-1945
by Chris Mann
Synopsis The German Army's first campaign in the far north was
an outstanding success. Between April and June 1940, German forces totalling
less than 20,000 men seized Norway, a state of 3 million people, for minimal
losses. This brand new book, covering an area of World War 2 seldom looked
at in detail before, is a study of the campaign waged by the German Army
on the northern periphery of Europe between 1940 and 1945. As the book
makes clear, the army had to learn many new skills to enable its troops
to fight effectively in snow and ice conditions, with men carrying everything
they needed - food, ammunition and medical supplies - on their backs. The
terrain prohibited the use of tanks and heavy artillery, while lack of
airfields restricted the employment of aircraft. The war, therefore, became
an infantry duel, waged across a frozen landscape. As the book explains,
the Germans were able to draw upon the experiences of their Finnish allies,
plus their own resllience, to wage an effective war against the Soviet
Union in the far north and threaten the strategic ports of Murmansk and
Archangel. Written by one of Britain's foremost experts on the subject
of military history in Scandinavia during the 20th century, Hitler's Arctic
War is a comprehensive account of one of the most critical - and most often
overlooked - campaigns of World War 2. Readers in the ultimately successful
Allied countries must never forget that it was through the ports of Archangel
and Murmansk that the crucial arctic convoys delivered their essential
supplies to the Soviet Union; without them, the Soviet Union would have
been forced into surrender. Thus, the ultimate failure of the German forces
in the Arctic campaign was an essential part of the Allied victory in the
war.
Hardcover from Thomas Dunne Books
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In
the Friendliest Manner: German-Danish Economic Cooperation During the Nazi
Occupation of 1940-1949 (Studies in Modern European History, Vol. 27)
by Philip Giltner
(Hardcover)
Special Order
Naval
Operations of the Campaign in Norway, April-June 1940 (Whitehall Histories.
Naval Staff Histories)
by David Brown (Editor), Great Britain Naval Staff
(Hardcover)
The
Norwegian Intelligence Service1945-1970 (Cass Series, Studies in Intelligence)
by Olav Strengt Hemmelig Riste
(Paperback)
In
Nazi Uniform
by Siegfried Born
An unpolitical eyewitness report from "the other side".
The content of the book portraits an eyewitness report about events
that took place during World War Two within the Scandinavian theatre.
Paperback
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Norway
1940: The Forgotten Fiasco
by Joseph Kynoch
Hardcover from Airlife Pub Ltd
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold
stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark
that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within
hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla
to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account
to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life
through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors
her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles
Ellen's family out of the country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery
Medal. Amazon.com
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from #24
by Gunnar Sonsteby
A number one bestseller in Norway for two years, this book tells the
story of that country's most highly decorated war hero, whose exploits
make any work of fiction pale by comparison. Dropbears.com
Paperback (December )
Barricade Books; ISBN: 156980141X
The
Rescue of the Danish Jews : Moral Courage Under Stress
by Leo Goldberger (Editor)
Paperback (November 1987)
New York Univ Pr; ISBN: 0814730116
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Six
Years to Sunrise
by Harry Knitter, Catherine Hoff Mount, Karen Hoff Lafnear
Catherine Hoff Mount and Karen Hoff Lafnear are daughters of Carl and
Olga Hoff. They discovered the letters exchanged by their parents during
the war and translated the text. They also collected the many photos shown
in the book and provided reference information to ensure accurary.
Paperback from Kordene Publications, Inc.
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Skis Against the Atom
by Knut Haukelid
A classic of commando sabotage, highly recommended.
Listed under Commandos
The Shetland Bus : A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Adventure
by David Howarth
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The
Sledge Patrol : A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Victory
by David Howarth
Another amazing true tale of courage and endurance in the arctic circle
from the author of We Die Alone, first published
in 1957. Db
(Paperback)
The
Svalbard Archipelago: American Military and Political Geographies of Spitsbergen
and Other Norwegian Polar Territories, 1941-1950
by P. J. Capelotti (Editor)
(Paperback)
The
Story of "Herman Der Norweger" Auschwitz Prisoner #79235
by Herman Sachnowitz, et al
(Paperback)
Stalin
and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 (Cass Series on the Soviet (Russian)
Study of War)
by E. N. Kulkov (Editor), O A Rzheshevsky (Editor)
(Hardcover)
War
and Innocence : A Young Girl's Life in Occupied Norway
by Hanna Aasvik Helmersen
Book Description: War and Innocence is a World War II memoir
written from the perspective of a young girl. Author Hanna Aasvik Helmersen,
only eight years old when the war began, offers us an extremely clear picture
of the Norwegian experience through the war years. Ms. Helmersen writes
in a simple strong style. There are no clichs, no attempts at drama. Hanna
is Everychild, uninhibited in this direct, almost understated account.
She tells of the massacres, the deprivation, the cold and hunger, the helplessness
she sensed in the grown-ups. But she also recalls the songs they sang and
the games they played, the friends, the folk stories and family celebrations.
War and Innocence is a fine and very personal addition to the body of literature
from World War II.
We Die Alone
by David Howarth
Norway and the Arctic Circle, 1943. Commando Baalsrud's feats make
the travails in Jon Krakauer's Mt. Everest classic Into Thin Air
look like child's play. In an introduction, Stephen Ambrose calls We
Die Alone a rare reading experience: "a book that I absolutely cannot
put down until I've finished it and one that I can never forget." This
amazing book will disappoint no one.
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Blood and Water : Sabotaging Hitler's Bomb
by Dan Kurzman
As the blitzkrieg raged in Europe during World War II, a covert battle
was being waged in laboratories as both the Allies and the Nazis raced
to create the first atomic bomb. Although the Manhattan Project is now
well known, Dan Kurzman chronicles an obscure yet vitally important episode
that helped deny the Nazi's the A-bomb.
Soon after the Germans invaded Norway in April of 1940, they began using
the Norsk Hydro electrochemical and hydroelectric plant to produce deuterium
oxide--"heavy water"--a principal element needed to create atomic weapons.
Blood and Water: Sabotaging Hitler's Bomb follows the two-year clandestine
mission conducted by the British and Norwegian commandos who braved rugged,
high-mountain terrain to defuse a situation that could have changed the
course of the war. This is a textbook case of fact being more exciting
than fiction; the story has the pace and feel of a well-orchestrated thriller.
Based on interviews with the Norwegian and British saboteurs, war diaries,
and recently declassified documents, Kurzman's book brings history alive,
revealing the real men behind this heroic chapter of the Allies' victory.
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Hardcover - 288 pages
Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; ISBN: 0805032061
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