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A review by lucylovesreading
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb
3.0
I did have similar issues that others have had getting into this book but once the action starts its a fast paced thriller. That is to be expected with any historical read I find.
"You have to fight for your freedom and for peace. You have to fight for it every day, to keep it. It's like a glass boat; it's easy to break. It's easy to lose."
This is the story of Norway in 1942 during the Nazi's occupation. The race by the Germans to build the bomb of the future and the key plant at Vermork (in Norway) that was the only plant in the world to produce the rare substance they needed, heavy water.
The story tells tales of the allies involvement in thwarting production of this substance in Norway as well as the Kompani Linge a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group that consisted of many Norwegians who escaped to Britian to be a part of this special group.
Little is known to most of the German occupation in Norway. I found it very fascinating as I have Norwegian roots. I also did not know that there was never any help to push out the Germans in Norway, that when the war was over the people of Norway rose to the occasion arresting Nazi's and Nazi sympathizers to face charges for their crimes.
"You have to fight for your freedom and for peace. You have to fight for it every day, to keep it. It's like a glass boat; it's easy to break. It's easy to lose."
This is the story of Norway in 1942 during the Nazi's occupation. The race by the Germans to build the bomb of the future and the key plant at Vermork (in Norway) that was the only plant in the world to produce the rare substance they needed, heavy water.
The story tells tales of the allies involvement in thwarting production of this substance in Norway as well as the Kompani Linge a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group that consisted of many Norwegians who escaped to Britian to be a part of this special group.
Little is known to most of the German occupation in Norway. I found it very fascinating as I have Norwegian roots. I also did not know that there was never any help to push out the Germans in Norway, that when the war was over the people of Norway rose to the occasion arresting Nazi's and Nazi sympathizers to face charges for their crimes.