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The 12th Man - A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance (Paperback)
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The 12th Man - A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance (Paperback)
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List price R527
Loot Price R442
Discovery Miles 4 420
You Save R85 (16%)
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A stunning story of heroism and survival during World War II. The
book that inspired the international film of the same name. "A
must-read .... Intrigue, suspense, and adventure."-The Norwegian
American "I remember reading We Die Alone in 1970 and I could never
forget it. Then when we went to Norway to do a docudrama, people
told us again and again that certain parts were pure fiction. Since
I was a Norwegian that was not good enough; I had to find the
truth. I sincerely believe we did," writes author Astrid Karlsen
Scott. The 12th Man is the true story of Jan Baalsrud, whose
struggle to escape the Gestapo and survive in Nazi-occupied Norway
has inspired the international film of the same name. In late March
1943, in the midst of WWII, four Norwegian saboteurs arrived in
northern Norway on a fishing cutter and set anchor in Toftefjord to
establish a base for their operations. However, they were betrayed,
and a German boat attacked the cutter, creating a battlefield and
spiraling Jan Baalsrud into the adventure of his life. The only
survivor and wounded, Baalsrud begins a perilous journey to
freedom, swimming icy fjords, climbing snow-covered peaks, enduring
snowstorms, and getting caught in a monstrous avalanche. Suffering
from snow blindness and frostbite, more than sixty people of the
Troms District risk their lives to help Baalsrud to freedom.
Meticulously researched for more than five years, Karlsen Scott and
Haug bring forth the truth behind this captivating,
edge-of-your-seat, real-life survival story.
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