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- Title Assault in Norway
- Author Thomas Gallagher
- Binding Papeback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher The Globe Pequot Press , Guilford,CT
- Date pp. 208
- Features Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 61271648
- ISBN 9781599219127 / 1599219123
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Cultural Region: Scandinavian
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History, World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010011814
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.549
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The Planning and Execution of One of the Most Famous Raids in WWII History "Cliff-hanging suspense." --Christian Science Monitor Assault in Norway is the classic account of a legendary raid on the Nazi war program. By 1942 Germany had a seemingly insurmountable lead over the Allies in developing an atomic bomb. Contributing to this situation was its access to a crucial ingredient, "heavy water," found in great abundance at a fortresslike factory in occupied Norway. Allied hopes of stalling the Nazi nuclear program soon focused on sabotaging the cliff-side plant--a suicidal mission. But a team of brave Norwegian exiles, trained in Britain, infiltrated their homeland and, hiding in the wilds, awaited the opportunity to launch one of the most daring commando raids of the Second World War. Basing his gripping narrative in large part on interviews with the commandos themselves, Thomas Gallagher recounts in vivid detail the planning and execution of Operation Gunnerside. Assault in Norway recalls the intrigue found in such wartime classics as David Howarth's We Die Alone and The Sledge Patrol, and the mission it recounts inspired the 1965 Hollywood film The Heroes of Telemark.
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2010, Page 35