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WIGGAN, Richard. Operation Freshman: The Rjukan Heavy Water Raid 1942.
London: William Kimber, 1986. 071830571X 071830571X / 9780718305710
1st ed. "On a winter's night in late 1942 there foundered in the mountains of Southern Norway one of the most vital - if not the most vital - missions of the Second World War. Thirty-four men in two gliders, towed by Halifax bombers, set out to sabotage the heavy water plant at Vemork and so cripple Germany's efforts to be the first to produce an atomic bomb...." Pp.176, many b/w photo illustrations. Blue cloth, d/w design by Nigel Hills. VG/VG.
Price:
9.00 GBP
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