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David J. Howarth
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Pages: 256 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1898852421
Pub: Shetland Times Ltd
Pub date: 1998-08-28
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 145672
Reader Reviews:
Utterly gripping (4/4 people found this helpful)
An utterly gripping and fantastically well written account of the unconventional British Navy and Norwegian operations through the dark, storm lashed winters in Shetland. Howarth vividly evokes Shetland - you can almost feel the rain on your face. This book is a fitting remembrance to the courage of the men who risked all; in Shetland people remember them very well. It describes how closely Norway worked with Britain and how a special relationship developed betweenour two countries. Every year Norway sends 2 christmas trees to the UK, one intended for Trafalgar Square in London, and the other to Shetland.
A tale of courage in WW2 on the North Sea, and its true! (34/34 people found this helpful)
You won't find any buses within the pages of this splendid book. This book relates the little known story of the brave British and Norwegian men who operated what we would today call a "shuttle service" between Nazi-occupied Norway and the Shetland Isles, 200 miles apart across the treacherous North Sea. Even if you're not into war-related fiction/non-fiction, I would recommend this book for a good read.
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