<DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">“An exciting and dramatic episode.”—<I>Library Journal</I> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">“Cliff-hanging suspense.”—<I>Christian Science Monitor</I></P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I></I> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I>Assault in Norway</I> is the classic account of a legendary raid on the Nazi war program. By 1942 Germany had a seemingly insurmountable lead over the Allies in developing an atomic bomb. Contributing to this situation was its access to a crucial ingredient: “heavy water,” found in great abundance at a fortresslike factory in occupied Norway. Allied hopes of stalling the Nazi nuclear program soon focused on sabotaging the cliffside plant—a suicidal mission. But a team of brave Norwegian exiles, trained in Britain, infiltrated their homeland and, hiding in the wilds, awaited the opportunity to launch one of the war's most daring commando raids. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Basing his gripping narrative in large part on interviews with the commandos themselves, Thomas Gallagher recounts in vivid detail the planning and execution of Operation Gunnerside. <I>Assault in Norway</I> recalls the intrigue found in such wartime classics as David Howarth's <I>We Die Alone</I> and <I>The Sledge Patrol</I>, and the mission it recounts inspired the 1965 Hollywood film <I>The Heroes of Telemark</I>. </P></DIV>