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 134
... Tirpitz . She had been lying for months in a narrow fjord sur- rounded by steep hills at the head of Trondheimfjord . Her anchorage had proved impregnable to any orthodox attack . The high mountains around it made her an impossible ...
... Tirpitz . She had been lying for months in a narrow fjord sur- rounded by steep hills at the head of Trondheimfjord . Her anchorage had proved impregnable to any orthodox attack . The high mountains around it made her an impossible ...
Síða 156
... Tirpitz they would split up into two parties of five , which would be less conspicuous than ten men in a body . It ... Tirpitz was hidden by a shoulder of the hill , at about the same distance . This at least fixed their position , but ...
... Tirpitz they would split up into two parties of five , which would be less conspicuous than ten men in a body . It ... Tirpitz was hidden by a shoulder of the hill , at about the same distance . This at least fixed their position , but ...
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... Tirpitz , attack on 134-62 Toftefjord 174 , 175 , 177-80 , 183 , 187 Torholmen , Lars 200 , 201 , 203 , 204 Traena island 38 , 39 , 40 , 105 , 169 , 170 ; description of 111-12 ; Bård's three trips to 112-15 ; Larsen's trip to 192-3 ...
... Tirpitz , attack on 134-62 Toftefjord 174 , 175 , 177-80 , 183 , 187 Torholmen , Lars 200 , 201 , 203 , 204 Traena island 38 , 39 , 40 , 105 , 169 , 170 ; description of 111-12 ; Bård's three trips to 112-15 ; Larsen's trip to 192-3 ...
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The Beginning of a Saga | 1 |
Across to Norway | 20 |
Air Attack | 38 |
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