Operation Gunnerside
(2026)(The second book in the Forgotten Soldiers series)
A novel by Robert Cubitt
It was an impossible mission. But some people are born to do the impossible.
Autumn, 1942. Nazi Germany is closing in on the secret of the atomic bomb, and one remote factory in occupied Norway holds the key.
Second Lieutenant Aksel Mickelsen of the Free Norwegian Army is chosen by Britain's Special Operations Executive to lead an advance team deep into the frozen mountains of the Hardangavidda. Their mission is simple in principle but almost impossible in practice: prepare the way for a daring raid on the heavily guarded Norsk Hydro plant, where the Germans are producing the heavy water essential to their nuclear ambitions.
When disaster strikes, Mickelsen and his men find themselves stranded behind enemy lines, isolated in one of Europe's harshest wildernesses. With winter tightening its grip, food running out and rescue impossible, survival becomes as dangerous as the mission itself. Months later, a new team arrives to attempt the sabotage that could change the course of the war. But even if they succeed, the battle is far from over.
Inspired by one of the most audacious commando operations of the Second World War, Operation Gunnerside is a gripping tale of courage, endurance, resilience and sacrifice, bringing to life the extraordinary exploits of the Norwegian commandos and SOE agents who risked everything to strike at the heart of Hitler's atomic ambitions.
Genre: Historical
Autumn, 1942. Nazi Germany is closing in on the secret of the atomic bomb, and one remote factory in occupied Norway holds the key.
Second Lieutenant Aksel Mickelsen of the Free Norwegian Army is chosen by Britain's Special Operations Executive to lead an advance team deep into the frozen mountains of the Hardangavidda. Their mission is simple in principle but almost impossible in practice: prepare the way for a daring raid on the heavily guarded Norsk Hydro plant, where the Germans are producing the heavy water essential to their nuclear ambitions.
When disaster strikes, Mickelsen and his men find themselves stranded behind enemy lines, isolated in one of Europe's harshest wildernesses. With winter tightening its grip, food running out and rescue impossible, survival becomes as dangerous as the mission itself. Months later, a new team arrives to attempt the sabotage that could change the course of the war. But even if they succeed, the battle is far from over.
Inspired by one of the most audacious commando operations of the Second World War, Operation Gunnerside is a gripping tale of courage, endurance, resilience and sacrifice, bringing to life the extraordinary exploits of the Norwegian commandos and SOE agents who risked everything to strike at the heart of Hitler's atomic ambitions.
Genre: Historical
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