The Flight of the Vikings: Daring Escapes in Small Boats from Nazi-Occupied Norway, 1940-45'

Brave Norwegians escape Nazi occupation by crossing the North Sea in small boats, forging a Viking-age path to freedom and resistance.

When the full might of Nazi Germany descended without warning upon neutral Norway in April 1940, many brave Norwegians wanted to escape to Britain to join the fight against the occupation of their country. The most natural route to freedom was to take to the cruel North Sea in small boats, following in the ancient traditions of their Viking ancestors. Facing ...