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We Die Alone by David Howarth

We Die Alone - David Howarth

bookshelves: hardback, one-penny-wonder, published-1955, norway, history, wwii, war, adventure

Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: laura, overbylass, esther
Read from December 06 to 30, 2012

 

Hardcover
Publisher: The Reprint Society; First Edition of This Edition edition (1957)
ASIN: B00448QWBA

Opening quote:
 
On mourra seul
PASCAL (1623-1662)

Opening: Even at the end of March, on the Artic coast of northern Norway, there is no sign of spring. By then, the polar winter night is over. At midwinter, it has been dark all day; at midsummer, the sun will shine all night; and in between, at the vernal equinox, the days draw out so quickly that each one is noticeably longer than the last.





Kilpisjärvi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpisj%...

Another incredible story of Norway during WWII. Appendix II is a German newspaper account of the 'Brattholm' incident taken from 'Deutsche Zeitung' 8th June 1943

Further reading of Nazi occupied Norway:

Telemark
The Moon is Down (excellent fictional account)

Film on this paricular story of Jan Baalsrud: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050762/
Shall watch this very soon.