Assault in Norway is the classic account of a legendary raid on
the Nazi war program. By 1942 Germany had a seemingly insurmount
able lead over the Allies in developing an atomic bomb. Contribut
ing 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. 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. Assault in Norway recalls the intrigue found in such
wartime classics as David Howarth's We Die Alone and The Sledge
Patrol, and the mission it recounts inspired the 1965 Hollywood
film The Heroes of Telemark.
