Sledge Patrol
«“An amazing tale of perilous adventure . . . vibrant with life and fear and the sense of momentous events in the making.” –Chicago Tribune “Simply and honestly written; it conveys the true spell of the Arctic . . . Spellbinding–Kirkus Reviews “[A] chronicle of war action and tense adventure . . . Mr. Howarth writes about the Far North with a sure appreciation of its harmony and beauty . . . The Sledge Patrol is the story of one of the great adventures of World War II.”»
In 1943, a group of brave Danish and Norwegian hunters carried out one of the most dramatic operations of World War II. Using dogsleds to patrol a stark 500-mile stretch of the Greenland coast, their wartime mission was to guard against Nazi interlopers—an unlikely scenario given the cruel climate. Les mer
While the Sledge Patrol had only hunting rifles, resilience, and their knowledge of outdoor survival, the Germans were armed with machine guns and grenades and greatly outnumbered them. David Howarth skillfully relates the tensely exciting true tale of how the men of the Sledge Patrol fought capture or death in desolation by outwitting and outlasting the enemy. This is a saga of human skill, faith, and endurance—and one of the most remarkable Allied victories ever recorded.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- The Lyons Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781493032938
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«“An amazing tale of perilous adventure . . . vibrant with life and fear and the sense of momentous events in the making.” –Chicago Tribune “Simply and honestly written; it conveys the true spell of the Arctic . . . Spellbinding–Kirkus Reviews “[A] chronicle of war action and tense adventure . . . Mr. Howarth writes about the Far North with a sure appreciation of its harmony and beauty . . . The Sledge Patrol is the story of one of the great adventures of World War II.”»