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Assault in Norway: Sabotaging The Nazi Nuclear Program

Thomas Gallagher

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Description:An exciting and dramatic episode. "Library Journal" 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 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 cliffside 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 war's most daring commando raids. 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." "We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Assault in Norway: Sabotaging The Nazi Nuclear Program. To get started finding Assault in Norway: Sabotaging The Nazi Nuclear Program, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: An exciting and dramatic episode. "Library Journal" 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 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 cliffside 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 war's most daring commando raids. 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." "We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Assault in Norway: Sabotaging The Nazi Nuclear Program. To get started finding Assault in Norway: Sabotaging The Nazi Nuclear Program, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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