Author: Don Pugnetti Publisher: ISBN: 9781737595311 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 310
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"A heart-wrenching and poignant story of bravery. An impressive debut; I loved it." -Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The World Played Chess and the Tracy Crosswhite series A young farmer turns into a courageous resistance fighter after Nazi Germany invades Norway and steals his way of life. Bjørn Erliksen lives a peaceful life on Norway's west coast and has never considered himself anything but a farmer. But when Nazi Germany invades, and his country's ill-equipped military collapses in less than two months, it falls on him and other ordinary Norwegians to fight back. He escapes to England, trains with an elite Norwegian special forces army unit, and is smuggled back into his homeland as a commando. When Bjørn's resistance work eventually reunites him with a lost love, they join forces to carry out dangerous sabotage missions, all the while working in the shadows to evade the Gestapo. He weighs love against duty, wrestling with his own conscience as he is forced to commit unspeakable acts and unexpected betrayals. Can Bjørn survive long enough to see Norway's liberation and find his own peace? Filled with thrilling historical details about a corner of Europe often forgotten in the story of WWII, A Coat Dyed Black illuminates the struggles and sacrifices of ordinary people compelled to do the extraordinary.
Author: Leif G. Terdal Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub ISBN: 9781425177270 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 196
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This book reports on the Terdal family's escape on a fishing boat to the Shetland Islands. It reviews Norwegian resistance to the Nazi-occupation and efforts by clergy to help Jews avoid deportation.
Author: Mike Palecek Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 9781365366697 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 182
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You never knew if the person next door was a hero; a Norwegian resistance fighter. The hero next door could be a teenager going with his dad to steal grain from a Nazi train, in order to feed refugees. It could be a girl who hid underground messages in her instrument case, while going by bike to a violin lesson. It could be the fisherman down the street, rowing a boat full of grenades, with a German U-boat captain sitting on the seat which was hiding them. Many Norwegians risked their lives to thwart the Nazis who were occupying their country. These are their true stories. These twenty eyewitness accounts were originally collected from Sons of Norway members by District 5 Cultural Director, Jean Bittner. We hope these accounts help you remember the acts of bravery that everyday heroes made in Norway during World War II.
Author: Herbjørg Wassmo Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 124
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This is a novel about survival. As the story begins, Norway has been occupied by Nazi Germany for almost five years. A family of three, a father, a mother and a small child are forced to leave a small town in northern Norway and flee across the mountain to Sweden. The father has been working for the Norwegian resistance but now the Germans have discovered his activities and are out to catch him. Fleeing to neutral Sweden is the only option for him and his family.The Germans are not the family's only challenge. As they are crossing the mountains, extreme winter weather with biting winds and temperatures of -20F and colder presents a new threat to their lives. With Veien å gå/ The Path to Follow Herbjørg Wassmo received Gyldendal Norsk Forlag's award for the best documentary novel in 1984. "The writer has given us a view of history that is sensitive, beautiful, honest, and important for all people for all time." Amanda Langemo, World Literature Today
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