Title: Assault in Norway : sabotaging the Nazi nuclear program /
Authors: Gallagher, Thomas, 1918-1992.
Publisher: Lyons Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Great Britain. History.; World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain.; World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Norway.; World War, 1939-1945 Commando operations Norway.; Special forces (Military science) Norway History; Deuterium oxide Norway History; Sabotage Norway History; Atomic bomb Germany History
Abstract: "Assault in Norway 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 cliff-side 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 most daring commando raids of the Second World War"--P. [4] of cover.