Our Escape From Nazi Occupied Norway

Author : Leif G. Terdal
Publisher : Trafford on Demand Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781425177270
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Escape from Nazi-Occupied Norway written by Leif G. Terdal and published by Trafford on Demand Pub. This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Harriet Terdal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Escape from Nazi-occupied Norway written by Harriet Terdal and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Howarth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1599215802
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Die Alone written by David Howarth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived--Jan Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of his escape. Frostbitten and snowblind, pursued by the Nazis, he dragged himself on until he reached a small arctic village. He was near death, delirious, and a virtual cripple. But the villagers, at mortal risk to themselves, were determined to save him, and--through impossible feats--they did. We Die Alone is an astonishing true story of heroism and endurance. Like Slavomir Rawicz's The Long Walk, it is also an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.

Author : David Armine Howarth
Publisher : London, Collins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Die Alone. [Illustr.] (2. Impr.) written by David Armine Howarth and published by London, Collins. This book was released on 1955 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative of escape to Sweden by Jan Baalsrud during war in north Norway, 1943.

Author : Betsy Rathburn
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1648344542
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escaping the Nazis: Jan Baalsrud's Story written by Betsy Rathburn and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, Jan Baalsrud traversed the icy mountains and fjords of Nazi-occupied Norway. The journey was fraught with danger, but Baalsrud received plenty of help along the way. This graphic nonfiction title traces his treacherous voyage, including his interactions with the Nazis, his battle with the elements, and his journey to safety. Actual quotes bring history to the page, a map shows off Baalsrud’s route, and a timeline helps readers trace his path to survival.

Author : Mike Palecek
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781365366697
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden Heroes: World War II in Norway written by Mike Palecek and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Margi Preus
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613123787
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadow on the Mountain written by Margi Preus and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Newbery Honor winner Preus . . . delivers a riveting story about teenage freedom fighters in WWII Norway” (Publishers Weekly). After Nazi Germany invades and occupies Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen and his friends are swept up in the Norwegian resistance movement. Espen gets his start by delivering illegal newspapers, then graduates to the role of courier and finally becomes a spy, dodging the Gestapo along the way. During five years under the Nazi regime, Espen, his sister, and their parents live in fear of nighttime raids and arrests, and they begin to question the loyalties of the people around them. Espen gains—and loses—friends, falls in love, and makes one small mistake that threatens to catch up with him as he sets out to escape on skis over the mountains to Sweden . . . Award-winning author Margi Preus crafts a thrilling adventure based on the real-life experiences of Erling Storrusten, a Norwegian spy during World War II. Praise for Shadow on the Mountain “Engrossing. . . . This is at once a spy thriller, a coming-of-age story, and a chronicle of escalating bravery. Multidimensional characters fill this gripping tale that keeps readers riveted to the end.” —School Library Journal, starred review “A morally satisfying page turner.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Astrid Karlsen Scott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510718729
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 12th Man written by Astrid Karlsen Scott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning story of heroism and survival during World War II. The book that inspired the international film of the same name. “A must-read …. Intrigue, suspense, and adventure."—The Norwegian American "I remember reading We Die Alone in 1970 and I could never forget it. Then when we went to Norway to do a docudrama, people told us again and again that certain parts were pure fiction. Since I was a Norwegian that was not good enough; I had to find the truth. I sincerely believe we did,” writes author Astrid Karlsen Scott. The 12th Man is the true story of Jan Baalsrud, whose struggle to escape the Gestapo and survive in Nazi-occupied Norway has inspired the international film of the same name. In late March 1943, in the midst of WWII, four Norwegian saboteurs arrived in northern Norway on a fishing cutter and set anchor in Toftefjord to establish a base for their operations. However, they were betrayed, and a German boat attacked the cutter, creating a battlefield and spiraling Jan Baalsrud into the adventure of his life. The only survivor and wounded, Baalsrud begins a perilous journey to freedom, swimming icy fjords, climbing snow-covered peaks, enduring snowstorms, and getting caught in a monstrous avalanche. Suffering from snow blindness and frostbite, more than sixty people of the Troms District risk their lives to help Baalsrud to freedom. Meticulously researched for more than five years, Karlsen Scott and Haug bring forth the truth behind this captivating, edge-of-your-seat, real-life survival story.

Author : Knut Haukelid
Publisher : North Amer Heritage Press
ISBN 13 : 9780942323078
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skis Against the Atom written by Knut Haukelid and published by North Amer Heritage Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Howarth
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847677592
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Die Alone written by David Howarth and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1943 a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from the most northerly part of Britain for Nazi-occupied Norway. Their mission was to organise and support the Norwegian resistance. They were betrayed, and only one man survived the ambush by the Nazis. Crippled by frostbite, snow-blind and hunted by the Nazis, Jan Baalstrud managed to find a tiny arctic village. There - delirious, near death - he found villagers willing to risk their own lives to save him. David Howarth narrates his incredible escape in this gripping tale of courage and the resilience of the human spirit.