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 43
... guns and tommy guns , the Brens being mounted on detachable mountings on deck . But the weather was so bad , with seas sweeping the deck , that all the arms had been taken inside and lashed down . Before anything could be done to mount ...
... guns and tommy guns , the Brens being mounted on detachable mountings on deck . But the weather was so bad , with seas sweeping the deck , that all the arms had been taken inside and lashed down . Before anything could be done to mount ...
Síða 84
... gun - mounting was one made for twin stripped - Lewis machine guns . I mounted these guns on a telescopic stand inside an ordinary forty - gallon diesel oil drum . The drum was bolted to the deck , and lashed , for appearance's sake ...
... gun - mounting was one made for twin stripped - Lewis machine guns . I mounted these guns on a telescopic stand inside an ordinary forty - gallon diesel oil drum . The drum was bolted to the deck , and lashed , for appearance's sake ...
Síða 113
... guns . The crew of Aksel manned their guns , and the six passengers all armed themselves with sub - machine guns . A long fight developed . The seaplane circled round the boat at a good distance , and from time to time made further runs ...
... guns . The crew of Aksel manned their guns , and the six passengers all armed themselves with sub - machine guns . A long fight developed . The seaplane circled round the boat at a good distance , and from time to time made further runs ...
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