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.

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.