Skis Against the Atom

The exciting, first-hand account of heroism and daring sabotage during the Nazi occupation of Norway.

Skis Against the Atom

by Knut Haukelid

As I flew to Norway on my first trip in 2001, I read this book from cover to cover! Did you know that it was a small group of Norwegians who through their heroism may have changed the outcome of WWII? A friend in upstate NY had been part of the Manhattan Project and he told me that without a doubt, Germany was ahead on the production of a nuclear weapon, except for the materials. Read how the Norwegians were key in denying them that opportunity!

As I sat in Norway with people I was working with on a building restoration, I mentioned the book and was amazed to find that the grandson of one of those hero's was sitting there with me. He signed my book! It is a treasure to me!

by Jim Winsness

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  1. Flying Home
  2. England
  3. Operation "Freshman"
  4. Heavy Water - Or Deuterium Oxide (D2O)
  5. Operation "Gunnerside"
  6. We Meet Grouse
  7. A Little Bang At Vemork
  8. Winter In The Mountains
  9. Sunny Days
  10. A New Winter and New Tasks
  11. German Interest In Heavy Water Reveals Itself
  12. Heavy Water In The Tinnsjo
  13. A Day Dawns
  14. The German Road Towards The Atomic Bomb
  15. Epilogue

From the Back Cover

The outcome of World War II could very possibly have been much different if Knut Haukelid and his small, but courageous band of Norwegian soldiers had not been successful in sabotaging the Nazi's supply of "heavy water." The "heavy water" produced at a facility in occupied Norway was vital to Hitler's race with the United States to develop the atomic bomb. Knut Haukelid's "Skis Against The Atom" gives the reader an intimate account of the valiant and self-sacrificing service that the not-to-be-subdued Norwegians performed for the whole free world.

Library of Congress Catalog Record

  • LC Control No.: 89062268
  • Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
  • Personal Name: Haukelid, Knut, 1911-
  • Uniform Title: Kampen om tungtvannet.
  • English Main Title: Skis against the atom / Knut Haukelid.
  • Edition Information: 2nd rev. ed.
  • Published/Created: Minot, N.D. : North American Heritage Press, 1989.
  • Description: viii, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • ISBN: 0942323076 : $9.95
  • Notes: Translation of: Kampen om tungtvannet.
  • Cover subtitle: The exciting, first-hand account of heroism and daring sabotage during the Nazi occupation of Norway.
  • Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 --Underground movements --Norway. World War, 1939-1945 --Personal narratives, Norwegian.
  • LC Classification: D802.N7 H363 1989
  • Dewey Class No.: 940.53/481 20
  • Language Code: eng nor
  • Geographic Area Code: e-no---
 
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