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Sabotage, the mission to destroy Hitler's atomic bomb, Neal Bascomb

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Neal Bascomb

the mission to destroy Hitler's atomic bomb

"The Nazis invade: The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping up a silent fjord. Soon, planes full of paratroopers roar over the mountains, and in short order, the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They disband its government and institute iron-fisted rule. And at Vemork, an industrial fortress perched high above a dizzying gorge, they gain access to an essential ingredient for the weapon that could end the war: Hitler's very own nuclear bomb. The Norwegians fight back: When the Allies discover the plans for the bomb, they agree Vemork must be destroyed. But after a British operation fails to stop the Nazis' deadly designs, the task falls to a band of passionate Norwegian commandos--young men who love their country and long to free it from Nazi rule. Armed with little more than parachutes, skis, explosives, and great courage, they will survive months in the snowy wilderness, elude a huge German manhunt, and execute two desperately dangerous missions. The result? The first strokes in what would become the greatest act of sabotage in all of World War II."--Front flap of jacket

Prologue -- Invasion -- The Uranium Club -- Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare -- The size of a pineapple -- Operation Grouse -- The Vidda -- Two little birds -- Gunnerside -- Survival -- The white tempest -- The plan -- Winter fortress -- Escape -- 100 percent success -- The chase -- Another go -- Bigassbird II -- The transport -- The ticking clock -- Sabotage -- Epilogue

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