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Skis Against the Atom, The Exciting, First Hand Account of Heroism and Daring Sabotage During the Nazi Occupation of Norway

Skis Against the Atom, The Exciting, First Hand Account of Heroism and Daring Sabotage During the Nazi Occupation of Norway

by Knut Haukelid

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

Commando Haukelid and his small but courageous band of Norwegian soldiers led a daring raid to destroy a German heavy water plant in WWII, sabotaging the Nazis' efforts to develop an atomic bomb.  (NOR58, $13.95)


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