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Defiant Courage: Norway's Longest WWII Escape

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Defiant Courage: Norway's Longest WWII Escape

In late March of 1943, four commandos arrive in northern Norway with a mission of establishing a base for sabotage operations. Before they can unload their cutter, they are betrayed, as a German Schnell boat arrives and turns the quiet fjord into a battle zone. Only one man, Jan Baalsrud, surrvives the attack. This is the story of his perilous journey to freedom.
Wounded, the dauntless soldier swims icy fjord waters, climbs snow-laden granite peaks, endures violent snowstorms and is hurled off a mountain by an avalanche. Fleeing the Gestapo and battling the harsh Arctic cold, Jan suffers snowblindness and frostbite. Though he possesses raw courage and an iron will, they are not enough to deliver him all the way to neutral Sweden and safety.
The people of northern Norway's Troms district step forward to assist Jan. Selflessly defying Nazi dictates, more than sixty people risk their lives to help the fugitive commando.
Flee

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Nordic Adventures
EAN	9780963433985
Edition	Third
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0963433989
Label	Nordic Adventures
Manufacturer	Nordic Adventures
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	366
PublicationDate	2001-10
Publisher	Nordic Adventures
Studio	Nordic Adventures
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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