Bibliograph

The winter fortress, the epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb, Neal Bascomb

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Label

The winter fortress, the epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb, Neal Bascomb

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-365) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The winter fortress

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913923863

Responsibility statement

Neal Bascomb

Sub title

the epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb

Summary

"Documents the Allied raid against occupied Norway's Vermork hydroelectric plant, the world's only supplier of an essential ingredient needed by the Nazis to build an atomic bomb, citing the teamwork of British Special Ops, a brilliant scientists and refugee Norwegian commandos that foiled Hitler's nuclear ambitions, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

The water -- The professor -- Bonzo -- The dam-keeper's son -- The open road -- The commando order -- Make a good job of it -- Keen as mustard -- An uncertain fate -- The lost -- The instructor -- Those louts won't catch us -- Rules of the hunter -- The lonely, dark war -- The storm -- Best-laid plans -- The climb -- Sabotage -- The most splendid coup -- The hunt -- The phantoms of the Vidda -- A national sport -- The target list -- The cowboy run -- Nothing without sacrifice -- Five kilos of fish -- The man with the violin -- A 10:45 a.m. alarm -- Victory

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