We Die Alone: A WWII Epic Of Escape And Endurance - Softcover

Howarth, David

 
9781493023455: We Die Alone: A WWII Epic Of Escape And Endurance
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1493023454 ISBN 13: 9781493023455
Verlag: Lyons Press, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

We Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived--Jan Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of his escape.

Frostbitten and snowblind, pursued by the Nazis, he dragged himself on until he reached a small arctic village. He was near death, delirious, and a virtual cripple. But the villagers, at mortal risk to themselves, were determined to save him, and--through impossible feats--they did.

We Die Alone is an astonishing true story of heroism and endurance. Like Slavomir Rawicz's The Long Walk, it is also an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.

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David Howarth ran a spy ring during World War II. He was also the author of two dozen major books of history.

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"A book that I absolutely could not put down . . . and one that I will never forget." --Stephen E. Ambrose"One of the great escape stories of our time." --Chicago Sun-Times "We Die Alone is a spine chiller. It may well become a legend." --Boston Post Here is one of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed, and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived--Jan Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of his escape. Frostbitten, blinded by the snow, and pursued by the Nazis, Jan dragged himself forward until he reached a small arctic village. He was near death, delirious, and a virtual cripple. But the villagers, at mortal risk to themselves, were determined to save him, and--through impossible feats--they did. We Die Alone is an astonishing true story of heroism and resilience. Like Slavomir Rawicz's classic The Long Walk, and the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance, it is also an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.

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Verlag
Lyons Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1493023454
ISBN 13 
9781493023455
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
240
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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Herculesplein 96
Utrecht
3584 AA
Niederlande

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