The Shetland Bus: A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and AdventureLyons Press, 2001 - 248 síður The occupation of Western Europe & Scandinavia in the spring of 1940 crippled Britain's ability to gather intelligence information. After the Germans invaded Norway, many Norwegians knew that small boats were constantly sailing from the Shetland Islands to land weapons, supplies, & agents, & to rescue refugees. In THE SHETLAND BUS, David Howarth, who was second in command of the Shetland base, recounts the hundreds of trips made by fishing boats in the dark of Arctic winter to resist the Nazi onslaught. For the Norwegians who remained in Norway, The Shetland Bus fortified them both physically & spiritually. Nothing but war would have made seamen attempt such dangerous journeys. Some were two thousand miles in length & lasted three weeks in boats from fifty to seventy five feet, which sailed alone. Fishing boats crossing the North Sea were sometimes attacked & sunk in minutes, hundreds of miles from a friendly ship or shore. Their crews had no hope of being saved. But to "take the Shetland bus" meant escape when capture became the only other option. Of the 300 Norwegians who were enlisted in this special service, 57 were killed in action. THE SHETLAND BUS is the true-life account of storms, attacks, danger, & the heroic efforts of brave men. |
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... Ålesund district . One of these agents was the elder of two brothers , known as Karl - Johan or K.J. , and Knut . These brothers formed one of the most successful of our permanent stations on the coast ; between them they kept a radio ...
... Ålesund district . One of these agents was the elder of two brothers , known as Karl - Johan or K.J. , and Knut . These brothers formed one of the most successful of our permanent stations on the coast ; between them they kept a radio ...
Síða 82
... Ålesund . He left Lunna in a moderate gale , which increased to a full westerly gale during the passage . When he made land the wind was blowing onshore , and the sound which he had intended to enter was a mass of breakers . This meant ...
... Ålesund . He left Lunna in a moderate gale , which increased to a full westerly gale during the passage . When he made land the wind was blowing onshore , and the sound which he had intended to enter was a mass of breakers . This meant ...
Síða 100
... Ålesund , Sevrin Roald , had brought him over , and that the boat must get back quickly before its absence was ... Ålesund till it looked as though he was going to be found out , when he would come over and join us . He did not need to ...
... Ålesund , Sevrin Roald , had brought him over , and that the boat must get back quickly before its absence was ... Ålesund till it looked as though he was going to be found out , when he would come over and join us . He did not need to ...
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The Beginning of a Saga | 1 |
Across to Norway | 20 |
Air Attack | 38 |
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