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Sabotage : the mission to destroy Hitler's atomic bomb /

The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping into harbor, and soon the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They institute martial rule. And at Vemork, an industrial fortress high above a dizzying gorge, they gain access to an essential ingredient...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bascomb, Neal (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Norway > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Norway > Juvenile literature.
Sabotage > Norway > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Atomic bomb > Germany > History > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Technology > Juvenile literature.
Atomic bomb.
Commando troops.
Sabotage.
Technology.
Underground movements, War.
Germany.
Norway.
World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Norway.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Norway.
Sabotage > Norway > History > 20th century.
Atomic bomb > Germany > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Technology.
1900-1999
History.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • Invasion
  • The uranium club
  • Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare
  • The size of a pineapple
  • Operation Grouse
  • The vidda
  • Little birds
  • Gunnerside
  • Survival
  • The white tempest
  • The plan
  • Winter fortress
  • Escape
  • Percent success
  • The chase
  • Another go
  • Bigassbird II
  • The transport
  • The ticking clock
  • Sabotage
  • Epilogue.