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Author:

Howarth, David Armine, 1912-1991.

Title:

We die alone : a WWII epic of escape and endurance / David Howarth.

Edition:

1st Lyons Press ed.

Publisher:

Lyons Press,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

xi, 208 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Baalsrud, Jan.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Norwegian.
Escapes--Norway--History--20th century.
Norway--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Norway--Biography.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1955.

Summary:

Jan Baalsrud's escape from Nazi-occupied arctic Norway is one of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II chronicles . 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 Salvomir Rawicz's, The Long Walk, it is also an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.

ISBN:

1599210630
9781599210636

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

XGPC697 -- Villisca Public Library (Villisca)

VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)