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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Síða 157
... Kalve went into a farm , leaving the Englishmen outside , and sounded the farmer's politics ; and when he had proved to be a ' good Norwegian ' they told him they were helping three Englishmen who had crashed in a plane . Each of the ...
... Kalve went into a farm , leaving the Englishmen outside , and sounded the farmer's politics ; and when he had proved to be a ' good Norwegian ' they told him they were helping three Englishmen who had crashed in a plane . Each of the ...
Síða 161
... Kalve and the two others close behind them . Move on or we shoot . Drop those sticks and put your hands up . " Larsen dropped a stick he was carrying and began to raise his hands . Then he realised that Kalve and he were unarmed , and ...
... Kalve and the two others close behind them . Move on or we shoot . Drop those sticks and put your hands up . " Larsen dropped a stick he was carrying and began to raise his hands . Then he realised that Kalve and he were unarmed , and ...
Síða 192
... Kalve , was still in his crew , but his engineer , Björnöy , was still in hospital in Sweden with frostbitten feet , and Strand , the wireless operator , had lost his life in the Feie when she disappeared . Larsen's present crew was of ...
... Kalve , was still in his crew , but his engineer , Björnöy , was still in hospital in Sweden with frostbitten feet , and Strand , the wireless operator , had lost his life in the Feie when she disappeared . Larsen's present crew was of ...
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The Beginning of a Saga | 1 |
Across to Norway | 20 |
Air Attack | 38 |
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