Howarth, David Armine, 1912-1991.

We die alone : a WWII epic of escape and endurance / David Howarth ; introduction by Stephen E. Ambrose. - 1st Lyons Press ed. - Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press, 1999. - xi, 208 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1955.

Landfall -- The fight in Toftefjord -- Hunted -- Sea-boots in the snow -- The tragedy in Tromso -- The avalanche -- Snowblind -- Marius - The deserted farm -- After the storm -- The ascent of Revdal -- The plateau -- Buried alive -- Attempt on the frontier -- The last duty -- The sands run out -- Reindeer -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 Chronological table -- Appendix II A German account of the "Brattholm" incident.

Recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. 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.

ISBN: 9781599210636 (pbk.) 1599210630 (pbk.)

Standard No.: 024933016952

Subjects--Personal Names:
Baalsrud, Jan.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Norwegian.
Escapes--History--Norway--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
Prisoners of war--Germany--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Norway--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Norway--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.

LC Class. No.: D805.N8 / W4 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/7243