Assault in Norway

<DIV><P>An exciting and dramatic episode.-<I>Library Journal</I></P><P></P><P>Cliff-hanging suspense.-<I>Christian Science Monitor</I></P><P><I></I></P><P><I>Assault in Norway</I> is the classic account of a legendary raid on the Nazi war program. By 1942 Germany had a seemingly insurmountable lead over the Allies in developing an atomic bomb. Contributing to this situation was its access to a crucial ingredient: heavy water found in great abundance at a fortresslike factory in occupied Norway. Allied hopes of stalling the Nazi nuclear program soon focused on sabotaging the cliffside plant-a suicidal mission. But a team of brave Norwegian exiles trained in Britain infiltrated their homeland and hiding in the wilds awaited the opportunity to launch one of the war's most daring commando raids. </P><P></P><P>Basing his gripping narrative in large part on interviews with the commandos themselves Thomas Gallagher recounts in vivid detail the planning and execution of Operation Gunnerside. <I>Assault in Norway</I> recalls the intrigue found in such wartime classics as David Howarth's <I>We Die Alone</I> and <I>The Sledge Patrol</I> and the mission it recounts inspired the 1965 Hollywood film <I>The Heroes of Telemark</I>. </P></DIV>